Our location on the Kitsap Peninsula

Elissa lives in Silverdale on the Kitsap Peninsula sticking up through the middle of Puget Sound.  We are pretty much straight west of Seattle.  To get to Seattle from Silverdale you either have to take a ferry across from Bainbridge Island, Kingston or Bremerton or drive south around Puget Sound through Tacoma.  

Here is the map of the northwest corner of Washington and our location in Silverdale.  

 

The weather has been very mild for us.  They had a heat wave and went 15 days in a row with temperatures over 80.  It was a bit hot on the days it was getting close to 90, since homes are not air-conditioned, but the evenings cooled off nicely.  It was funny to hear everyone talk about how hot it was.  Most days are in the mid-70's and it has definitely been more sunny than rainy.  It has also been different getting used to the longer days here.  The sun comes up about 5 am and sets about 9:30 pm.  

We can see the Olympic mountains from Silverdale.  When we drove to Portland we were able to see Mt. Rainier and Mt. St. Helen's on the way.  We saw Mt. Hood while in Portland.