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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Op here. We were not planning to get a rental car, but hearing all these comments, maybe we should do one. I did not know that seattle is known for nature. I am not sure how much nature exploration we will do because I never see DH doing/joining us hiking or kayaking here in dmv. One kid is 4, and the most they could do is 2 hr hiking. [b]Can we do kayaking for 4 people if there are 3 people are non-swimmers? [/b]DH wants to do vancouver for food and different culture. He loves toronto, so he wants to go to vancouver. I thought it will be 4 hrs at most include custom clearance at the border if we take train.

We can't do 2 weeks. Traveling with kids are tiring, and 6 days are good for their ages. [/quote]

You will have life jackets and sea kayaks are pretty stable but an adult non-swimmer plus two non-swimming kids might stray beyond my comfort level.  You can rent canoes, though, on Lake Union and the Arboretum and I would probably be ok with that (as long as non-swimmers are wearing their life jackets, not just bringing them into the canoe).

The PNW in summer is all about the outdoors, in my opinion.  I like food/culture/museums/bookstores, and it has all of that for a rainy winter visit, but I go to the PNW in the summer for hiking, camping, boats, cabins on an island, etc. [/quote]

About the kayaking - no, don’t kayak with a 4 year old who doesn’t swim. Just take a ferry if you want to be on water.  A 4 year old won’t even appreciate kayaking. Wait until they’re 8-10. [/quote]

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