Being forced to stay close to home for a honeymoon doesn’t have to be a bummer. Roadtrips can be very romantic if you’re in the right place. If life hands you lemons, make lemonade, right? Or, just drive your lemon down the highway. Yeah. We weren’t sure what was up with this one either…

Happy Friday everyone!

A visit to the Pacific Northwest wouldn’t be complete without a border crossing. Eric and Marisa headed up to Victoria, British Columbia for the last leg of their honeymoon. He says, “Victoria was probably the most romantic place we visited.”

“When we got off the ferry, we drove to Sea Cider Farm & Cider House, where we had an outdoor tasting overlooking the beautiful farm, complete with waitress service and salt-and-pepper chocolate and toasted pumpkin seeds. They don’t sound like they would go with an alcoholic cider, but the pairings were amazing.”

They took a whale watching trip, which Eric says was “incredible, but very cold and windy.” How could it not be amazing, getting this close up to wild orcas? There’s a whole host of companies that offer the trips.

Mostly they loved the calmness and natural beauty that Victoria has to offer. There are tons of great parks in the area.

Many, many thanks to Eric and Marisa for sharing this epic road trip honeymoon with us. The photos and stories make it hard not to wish I was there right now. Seems fitting to end the week with this great shot of Eric looking forward to his life with his new wife.

I love when I ask couples to list the highlights of their honeymoons, and they rattle off every single thing they did on their trip. THAT is the sign of a successful honeymoon! Eric and Marisa fit into that category. From the way they tell it, there wasn’t one bad moment of their trip to the Pacific Northwest.

Eric is the Director of Advancement Communications at Centenary College and Marisa works as a Resource Center teacher at a school in Maywood, NJ. He says, “We had never really been to that part of the country before, and it was something different from what everyone else does.” Portland, pictured above, was their first stop on the trip. Renting a car let them travel along at their own pace.

Their honeymoon was a road trip through the Pacific Northwest, with stops in Portland, Seattle and Cascades National Park (above). They also hopped across the Canadian border to check out Vancouver and Victoria, BC.

Eric says the whole trip was a bit of a “whirlwind” – but in a good way. They spent time hunting out vegetarian cuisine and staying in some very cute B&B’s. Just one of the many great moments was their visit to the top of Seattle’s Space Needle. Marisa thought was very cool, and Eric overcame his fear of heights for his new bride. These incredible views were the obvious payoff.

Check back all week while we travel along with these two for a whole lot of fun times.