I lived in Bellinghm for 12 years... You were smart to see EVERYTHING worth touring there...in bellinghm... I've swam at that exact location...and there are blackberries throughout the entire city...It's a beautiful area and there's some great food...but there are the haves and the havenots, of course...it's now overrun very much by the same element consuming much of the west coast...I appreciate your review of BellinghAm.
@eileenstehr768010 ай бұрын
Funny way how you pronounce the words, SKAGIT and NOOKSACK!
@mr.foodles6065 Жыл бұрын
I've lived here all my life and Whatcom falls park is a popular spot among the middle school students.
@barbarae.demullingbriggs8362 Жыл бұрын
It’s called Skagit (soft g)
@aetopus122811 ай бұрын
My kind of awkward. As a downtown resident, this was fun to watch.
@barbarae.demullingbriggs8362 Жыл бұрын
Used to live in Bellingham, WA loved the area and the people❤
@TheAwkwardTourists Жыл бұрын
It was really nice, We enjoyed our time there a lot
@stud88100 Жыл бұрын
Great video. The scenery is gorgeous. I know what you mean about blackberries just off the vine, nothing better. I love them. How was the burger with them?
@TheAwkwardTourists Жыл бұрын
The burger was so good. We weren't sure when ordering, but so glad we tried it
@barbarae.demullingbriggs8362 Жыл бұрын
Used to pick them straight off the vine! Made blackberry syrup for my pancakes!!! Ahhh the good ole’ days!!!
@robertmittendorf20495 ай бұрын
It’s Belling-HAM
@TheAwkwardTourists5 ай бұрын
Good to know! Thanks
@lyndsiereindel9240 Жыл бұрын
You were so close to one of my fave Hilton properties, The Chrysalis in Bellingham.
@TheAwkwardTourists Жыл бұрын
Ooh we'll have to keep that in mind for next time!
@AbrahamsBridges6 ай бұрын
We’re considering staying at the location. Is the area nice?
@Scott-m8h4 ай бұрын
Grew up about a mile away from Whatcom Falls park. 60 years old now but when in Middle School it was a sign of courage to cross that old bridge. Not blocked off then. You missed out by not taking the trail in the other direction. That is where the unofficial swimming mostly takes place in an area called the whirlpool. There is also cliff diving that happens at this swimming hole.
@Kayak51 Жыл бұрын
Nice! Next time you come in the area let's do a few hikes together. Some amazing views in this area!
@JRobert_Oppenheimer Жыл бұрын
I keep forgetting that Bellingham is a pretty popular tourist spot!
@joshib7525 Жыл бұрын
Awesome vlog yet again guys!!! 😍
@chahrlzel136 ай бұрын
I Gotta chance to work in Anacortes refinery my hotel was in Bellingham such a beautiful city, great views, jogging trails, weather, food spots & sunday morning traffic everyday from a California point of view of driving...
@kimberlyrosch3892 Жыл бұрын
I love watching your adventures ❤
@Leightr4 ай бұрын
I can see you stopped at the boat ramp at the south end of Lake Whatcom where I put in to go fishing.
@AbrahamsBridges6 ай бұрын
Thanks for sharing!
@michaelandabbey Жыл бұрын
Honestly clicked on the video for the Mouse Rat shirt but stayed for the vlog! New sub!
@TheAwkwardTourists Жыл бұрын
Did we just become best friends? Yup!
@jeffhark5239 Жыл бұрын
Great choice! Love your drone footage and editing.
@fernpatchdawg94163 ай бұрын
Funny, it’s I-5 here… definitely from California. Dead giveaway calling it “the 5.” Other helpful tips… Skagit, is pronounced Ska-jit, and Nooksack is nook (like the corner of a room) nook-sack. They are Native American names. No ice in the rivers, but most are glacier fed in WA state. They are all cold.
@TheAwkwardTourists3 ай бұрын
Yep the freeway names give us away for sure 😀
@petern6808 Жыл бұрын
I see you had the Ghirardelli ice cream sundae……epic! 😋
@jasongoddard8194 ай бұрын
You really should have taken a local with you. There's so much cool stuff just in Whatcom Falls that you missed. Chuckanut Drive and all of the beaches and the Bat Caves are a must. Sehome Hill is great for a overview of the city. So many other place there to visit. I lived there for 8 years and loved it!!
@fernpatchdawg94163 ай бұрын
FYI the bat caves are closed. The trail has been obliterated and hidden. However the view from the top Oyster Dome (of the San Juan Islands) is amazing still!
@BonniciAlexia Жыл бұрын
I'm dying to visit there - thanks for showing some of the sights
@TheAwkwardTourists Жыл бұрын
It's a really great place to visit!
@reempire888 Жыл бұрын
I discovered Bellingham 20 yrs ago. I was going to sell my house in California and move up there 10 years ago. Meet my wife in SF and never made the move. Someday, hopefully, I'll settle there. Life.
@TheAwkwardTourists Жыл бұрын
It's a great city. We would love to visit again soon!
@robertmunroe3976 Жыл бұрын
Welcome to the PNW; our Mexican food is terrible! 😂 I’ve lived in Bellingham for 7 years now; this video is fairly representative of how it usually goes, “…this would be awesome, if it weren’t raining…”. Major part missing from video was an exploration of the downtown and Fairhaven districts. Glad they, at least, they hit up Kulshan Trackside at Waypoint Park.
@jamesleyda365 Жыл бұрын
Mexican food is good out here in Eastern Washington but probably because of all the Latino Hispanic people we have so it doesn't suck in all the PNW
@robertmunroe3976 Жыл бұрын
@@jamesleyda365 - I believe it! Please send some of those awesome folks to Western Washington!
@RatKeeper Жыл бұрын
I’ve lived in Bellingham for 10 years
@Eli-wu9zu5 ай бұрын
No you’re trippin🤣🤣 there’s Mexican food everywhere in Tacoma. It’s over ran with Mexican food and it’s good
@robertmunroe39765 ай бұрын
Maybe in Tacoma; I mean “taco” is built into the name, right!?! But seriously, you’ve got a significant hispanic population; we don’t in Bellingham. Cheers
@marklacy7650 Жыл бұрын
Sorry you guys weren't able to have the full North Cascades experience 😞but I love your attitude - "we'll see it next time!" Also consider changing your name to the furious tourists!
@TheAwkwardTourists Жыл бұрын
We live our life one quarter mile at a time.....
@standartenfuhrerhanslanda343 Жыл бұрын
Go to Lummi Island! So gorgeous there.
@JayBob751 Жыл бұрын
Literally just passed you guys in San Francisco!
@TheAwkwardTourists Жыл бұрын
How funny!
@patrickhaug1157 Жыл бұрын
Was born and raised there, sadly it is not the same as when I was a kid. Too many rich retirees and people coming in and driving up the prices. Its catered for the rich only now. The job infrastructure and wages doesnt support the cost of living there. And the cancer rates are through the roof if you do your research. No offense. Its beautiful..Where else can you get Islands with Orcas and the Mountains in your own backyard?. Good video though, I like your guys energy.
@CJ-Photo4 ай бұрын
Poor you - Mexican food in Bellingham. Is there such a thing???
@TheAwkwardTourists4 ай бұрын
Not any of note 🤷
@brianmccarty26365 ай бұрын
That would be pronounced "Skajit" river :)
@TheAwkwardTourists5 ай бұрын
Good to know! Thank you
@jeremyirwin6804 Жыл бұрын
You guys pronounced every indigenous name incorrect. That’s ok though, everyone does.
@TheAwkwardTourists Жыл бұрын
aw dang, we tried. Even googled a few for pronunciations
@webkruse7 ай бұрын
Nooksak- nook sounds like book Skaget- g like just j in jet and e is i in it. skajit You missed the lower falls in whatcom falls with the big cliffs young people jump off all the time. Beautiful park that feels like your deep in the wilds not in the middle of a city..
@alana-christinadittrich4 ай бұрын
No, everybody doesn't mispronounce those names! As someone who was born and raised here and still lives here, I can tell you no truly local people mispronounce any of those names. She didn't even pronounce the city of Bellingham properly, and that is an English name straight from England.
@alana-christinadittrich4 ай бұрын
@@TheAwkwardTourists why would you bother googling the pronunciations of local names, and still get them wrong?! Why not just take a few minutes and ask some locals how to pronounce the local names, and thus get them right?
@stanthompson3745 ай бұрын
It’s pronounced Belling-Ham. Not Belling-um.
@TheAwkwardTourists5 ай бұрын
okie dokie then
@LuLuBelle20004 ай бұрын
Bellingham sucks!
@NorthStarPNW8 ай бұрын
So you visit a place you know nothing about and hype the 'best places' to go? Pretty presumptuous.