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Our Sequim blog visitors are mainly consisting of people who are planning a visit to Sequim, moving to Sequim or buy Sequim real estate and are researching Sequim accommodations, homes for sale, hotels, activities, events, restaurants, best shopping and places to see in Sequim and on the Olympic Peninsula. This is a great opportunity to promote your Sequim business. Your logo ad will be displayed in the top of the right sidebar. May may choose your Sequim business photo logo. It's a 3-mo. min. for your logo link at $45. Save $60 when signing up for 1 year at $120/yr.

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Sequim Vacation Roundup April with Photos

Our recent Sequim town blog post Sequim WA or Santa Rosa CA got quite some attention. Wasn't that an interesting post for all those guys who consider moving to Sequim ? Hope you also had a peek at Keoki's Easy Stretch DVD. Come attend his stretch class at SARC or buy the DVD for home use or as a wonderful health present for family and friends, instead of cookies or chocolate. They will love you for it!

So, what's new in little Sequim town when you come here for your spring vacation?


114th Irrigation Festival

Sequim is getting ready for its first big festival in May. Sequim town will celebrate 114th Irrigation Festival from May 2 - 10th. As the Hood Canal Bridge will be closed at that time, we will have to see how many of the Seattle folks will find their way to Sequim with the detour through Olympia.

Sequim Library

The newly renovated Sequim Library in Sequim Ave will have a gala community celebration Sat April 25 1pm - 4pm. New paint, carpeting, furniture or equipment with cozy chairs for reading + comfortable study chairs. We can't wait to be back at our old 'new' Sequim library, third best hangout for senior citizens in Sequim after SARC and the Senior Center.

Sequim Gardens

Sequim Prarie Garden Club will hold its annual Spring Plant Sale at Pionier Park Clubhouse from 9am - noon on April 25. Plants for sale will include: annuals, perennials, herbs and veggie starters.

Sequim Fitness

Anytime Fitness has recently opened at our new Sequim market place 'Rock Plaza', located across from the entrance to Henery's Nursery. New members can visit at staffed hours Mo - Fr 9am - 6pm Sat 10am - 1pm or just use their membership card for anytime fitness 24hrs with video security around the clock. I didn't think that Sequim needed another fitness in addition to Sequim Gym in Washington St and SARC in 5th Ave with everything a Sequim senior citizen can wish for. But it might give the working people a chance to do their workout at any time they are off work!

More shops in Sequim

We've got two new bakeries, one in W.Bell St and one in S.5th Ave, which we still need to check out for ourselves and our Sequim vacation blog visitors. Everybody has been waiting for the opening of the new German Deli 'Sauerkraut'. When I biked by last Sunday, the owner was still busy working. Looks like the grand opening will happen next week.


That's it for our Sequim Vacation Roundup April. Well, last but not least, an update on Sequim weather. April has delivered a wonderful sunny weather with tons of spring flowers and blossoms everywhere. And the weekly Sequim weather forecast shows sun each day!
p.s.
Here is a short Sequim Real Estate April update for our Sequim Real Estate hunters: sellers are getting more motivated. Even though when the price seems still too high to you, why not make an offer for what your are willing to pay. We have seen buyers being lucky. BTW, Wllow Creek lots are back down to a bargain deal of $59K!

Tags: Sequim, Sequim Vacation, Olympic Peninsula

Best Sequim Secret

Dear Sequim Town blog visitors,

In our recent post 'Sequim WA or Santa Rosa CA?' we mentioned SARC as a big incentive or secret to move to Sequim. SARC or the Sequim Aquatic Recreational Center is one of the main reasons we actually moved from Hawaii to Sequim. On our Sequim Vacation in fall of 2005, we heard to many good things about this Sequim fitness center with swimming pool, that we had to check it out then and there. The facility and the affordable annual membership fees made huge impression on us!

We were regular tennis players, bikers, walkers and swimmers and of course, stretchers in Hawaii. When moving to Sequim, we experienced seasons again and the need to have an indoor facility for exercise and swimming for rainy days. Having taught stretching in Hawaii for over 15 years, I naturally applied at SARC as a stretch class instructor and began teaching a class in July 2006.

My Easy Stretch program has been well received with many students buying my Easy Stretch video, so they can do the stretching and guided relaxation also at home. If you want to become a happy Easy Stretcher and live in the Sequim town area, I invite you to join our Easy Stretch class at SARC in Sequim.

You may visit our Hawaii site to order the DVD through Payl Pal's secure server Now. If you prefer the old-fashioned way, we accept your personal check as well.  Please, email us.

Stretch with Keoki for optimal health and well-being! See a short part of the Easy Stretch DVD on youtube.

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Sequim WA or Santa Rosa CA?

Dear Sequimtown blog visitors,

Most of our regular blog readers are following our Sequim articles because when contemplating moving to Sequim for good, one wants to know as many details about the town and area where you intend to live before making a serious commitment like buying a new home in Sequim. Believe us we know better than anybody else because we moved from Hawaii to Sequim!

This week, we received another one of those emails from somebody who had heard about Sequim and is now wondering about all kinds of things: why we chose Sequim and not Bellingham or PortTownsend, what we like in Sequim, what we don't like and much more. We published Jack's email with his permission as a comment on our recent post 'Get Ready for your Sequim Vacation'. Before continuing reading this article, you might want to visit that post and read Jack's entire comment.

We decided to answer a number of Jack's questions in this post, which we called ' Sequim WA or Santa Rosa CA?'

Why Sequim and not Port Townsend or Bellingham?

Jack believe us we studied many WA weather charts, average temperature and rain fall by month and year of all the places in WA we had considered and Sequim with its location in the rain shadow of the Olympic Mountains came up with the least rain and the most moderate climate.

Are we missing cultural events of big town living?

Well, we have lived in Hawaii for many years in a peaceful, rural countryside, in a small town community (actually very similar to Sequim) in the most wonderful setting surrounded by rolling hills, snow covered volcanoes and white sand beaches a short 10-minute drive away. When in Honolulu, we longed to be back home! Now you can imagine how small Sequim town perfectly matched our expectations with its wonderful location and scenery between mountains and ocean. There are lots of cultural events happening on the Peninsula, just on a smaller scale. The big city, Seattle, is a short 2 hr drive away for those who want to be there occasionally.

Is Santa Rosa a better place to live than Sequim?

It all depends what you are looking for. I did not know many facts about Santa Rosa, so I checked Google and found a lot of answers about Santa Rosa like the number of residents in 2007 was 157,985 compared to 5000 in Sequim, and the annual rainfall is 30 inches compared to 12 inches in Sequim. CA homes were on the high end when we looked at homes in CA and even now that prices came down, they are still too inflated (just like Hawaii home prices) to attract retired people on a fixed income. Well, if home prices are not an issue and you don't mind higher temperatures above 90 F or big town living, Santa Rosa might be the way to go for you.

Bottom line: Nobody and no place is perfect! There is no perfect weather, not even in Hawaii, which got too hot for us when getting older. And global warming will probably change a lot of weather patterns around the world. So make sure that you live in a likable community with friendly people, amenities and activities you like!

What we like in Sequim

We like the unique location between mountains and ocean.

We like small town living with big town amenities (from Costco to WalMart etc.)

We like the moderate weather. Milder winters and not so hot summers.

We like the outdoor activities such as walking, hiking, biking and more.

We like Sequim's friendly people.

We love SARC Sequim Aquatic Recreational Center. Best reason to move here!

What we don't like

When not used to seasons, the winter months, moderate or not, can stretch a bit. Hawaii, Palm Springs and Phoenix AZ are great options for getting away for a month or two to break the winter spell.

Moving to another place and whether Sequim is right for you, is all about finding out about your own priorities and expectations and then find the best possible match for you! Best way to find out whether Sequim is a match, come visit Sequim for a vacation!

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Get Ready for your Sequim Vacation

Hello again to all our Sequim Town blog visitors,
We just made it back from our vacation in Hawaii to celebrate Keoki's 70th birthday with family and friends there. In addition to the birthday, our vacation in Hawaii was wonderful. It was an interesting feeling though to be a visitor in Hawaii watching life go by much slower and pay close attention to the weather, not any different to visitors who come to Sequim on vacation.


Coming back home to WA, Seattle had a big surprise for us. We thought it was an April Fool's Day joke. It was snowing big time! Driving out of Seattle with heavy traffic was challenging and took all our attention. After Leaving Tacoma behind, snow turned into rain and rain eased into a drizzle. Time to relax again. The rest of our way to Sequim was fine. Sequim welcomed us with a gray, overcast sky, but no rain. Next day though, Sequim showed itself from its best side with the sun breaking through the clouds occasionally - our beloved blue hole! So, we told everybody that we brought the sun from Hawaii to Sequim.


Ever since our return to little Sequim town last week, we have enjoyed wonderful Sequim Spring weather this April. Daffodils and primroses are blooming, birds are singing everywhere, trees and bushes have lots of buds ready for Sequim spring. Most impressive are the cherry blossom trees everywhere. Sequim is not only the capital of lavender but of Cherry Blossom trees. We should really have a Cherry Blossom Festival in addition to the Irrigation Festival in May and the Lavender Festival in July! I am still going on a photo hunt for Cherry Blossom trees in Sequim.


To all our Sequim blog readers, who are looking to buy property in Sequim, come vsit Sequim, the Olympic Peninsula and the Olympic Mountains just as we did in Fall 2005. There are great Sequim real estate bargains to have, homes and lots! So watch the Sequim Real Estate carefully and stretch out your feelers, you might just find the special place matching your budget and expectations to live in Sequim.

For all the retired people, who can go on a monthly vacation to Sequim, we offer a great monthly stay at our private, peaceful 1Bd/1Ba Sequim Vacation Rental apartment at SPECIAL rate of $950/mo. for April, May and June for top amenities (such as free WiFi and free long distance calls) and premier location. Regular monthly rates for fully furnished places in Sequim are starting at $1200/mo. You will fall in love with Sequim just as we did. Happy Easter to all our Sequim Town Blog visitors!

IMPORTANT REMINDER:

When you plan your Sequim vacation for May and June, please, read our post on the Closing of the Hood Canal Bridge during this period.

Tags: Sequim, Sequim vacation, Sequim real estate deals