On their honeymoon tour of the Pacific Northwest, Eric and Marisa checked out a ton of the must-see spots in Seattle, Washington. First on the list was Pike Place Market. Yes, this is the place you’re thinking of. The one where they throw the fish. But there’s so much more than just seafood here.

With bakeries, candy shops, coffee shops, cheese shops and six different honey stores, you know you’re going to find something new and cool. There’s also a dozen different dining options for folks who want to sit down to a good meal.

Next up on the activity list was taking in a Seattle Mariner’s game at Safeco Field. I love that these two really got into the spirit by sporting caps of the hometown team.

Safeco Field is know for it’s great views of downtown Seattle and the setting sun. But it seems like an extra-special honeymoon moment when a double rainbow arches across the field. Who needs Hawaii when you’ve got peanuts, Cracker Jacks and nine innings with a rainbow!?

One way to get to see all the great stuff Seattle offers is to ride a duck boat on a tour with Ride the Ducks of Seattle. These amphibious vehicles travel on land and water. Tour guides crack jokes and give you the history and highlights of all the main points of interest. They also give you little quacking noisemakers shaped like duck bills, which Marisa models in the shot above. Both of these newlyweds rated the experience a full “excellent.”

The Duck Tour takes you through the streets to see some great sights: the Space Needle, Qwest Field, historic Pioneer Square and the funky Fremont neighborhood. Then they head for the water and drive right on into Lake Union. They’ll take you quacking past Gasworks Park and the houseboat used in the movie Sleepless in Seattle, as seen above.

And no trip to this area would be complete without a stop at Mount St. Helens. Know around the world because of its infamous 1980 eruption, the area around this active volcano was declared Mount Saint Helens National Volcanic Monument thirty years ago. It offers spectacular views of the mountain, hiking, camping and picnic spots.

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.