Thanks all for the responses. I am thinking staying near Del Mar-ish area would be probably the best bet. Been to surf couple of
times, so familiar with the area. Looks like most places in Temecula are sold out. After 100?+ days of rain, the beach would be so nice.
For US region iv championships in June in Redmond, WA. Weather should be decent and hopefully, 60 acres will be ready, due to the
relentless rain we had this fall/winter. But, prepare for some residual muddy fields. If you want your life to be easy, stay
at the Marriot in Redmond Towncenter. Good place as a central base. Clean, safe, and near 60 acres. Decent hotel bar and lots of
restaurants/stores in mall and surrounding area.
I would avoid staying in Seattle proper, unless you are more adventurous. Do not venture at night
to Pioneer Square/Chinatown, unless you like trouble and can handle it. Young girls? Please. Don't.
Big city problems like homelessness, heroin addicts, and gangs. So be alert.
Day trips to Pike place market, space needle are fun. Take a picture with the bronze pig. Park a few blocks away
and walk to the market or space needle. Ride the Duck is really fun and silly. The big ferris wheel is ok, but lines
are long. EMP is lame. If your kid is thinking of UW, the campus is beautiful. Take a look around.
If nature is your thing, I really like Snoqualmie Falls about 30 minutes or so away from the redmond tc.
Find the free parking lot. The loop is about 1.4 miles around trip from top to bottom of falls. Peaceful and pretty, but
expect crowds on weekends. Little secret for you dare devils. At the end of the trail at the bottom, you can climb over
the fence and go walk on the rocks near the falls. Not supposed to, but the cool kids are doing it.
Take the best
pictures and selfies there. Have fun.
