Hey, all, we live north of Seattle and we went to the ocean Sunday-Tuesday ... a little getaway without the kids for DH's birthday... went exploring up the coast on Monday, because we hadn't been that way for years, and ended up in Forks. It was pretty fun. The chamber of commerce is all decked out in Twilight merchandise and posters, etc. They give you a map with landmarks on it, like the high school, the hospital, the sports outfitters' store, etc. They have an old red truck out front that is supposed to be Bella's. There's several shops in town with lots of merchandise in them... I got my DD13 a t shirt that said, "Jacob's Beach Barbecue, LaPush, Washington-- Food, fun and werewolf stories! No vampires allowed."
Here's a couple of pics:
Sign turning onto Highway 101 North:
At the Forks Chamber of Commerce, they hand you these signs to hold and take pictures of you:
Bella's Truck:
Forks High School (actually Quillayute High school-- they used a different, larger but sort of similar looking one for the movie)
So that was pretty fun! I felt a little silly, so I blamed it on DD13 who was not present, and told myself I was doing it for her...

Lies, all lies. I'm just as much a fan. DD13, by the way, was ticked that we'd gone without her. "No way! No fair! I wanna go!"
However, I am NOT allowing her to see the midnight showing on a school night. So we've got our tickets for the 4 p.m. matinee on Friday.
Enjoy, everybody! I know I will!
