@serindipity
We love it out there. I am from a boring mid-west state, so we go there to visit as much as possible. We're staying for 2 weeks total...only 3 of those days will suck (you can guess which 3)
My wife and I are going to take a little trip, just the 2 of us and go up to Victoria BC, than back down through Port Angeles and hit the coast.
There's a really cool small development north of Ocean Shores, Wa that has really nice houses to rent.
Despite the DC we'll have fun!