You'll just have to make it out here someday amekins. The one thing I'm sure about in this life, that moving as much as I have, and seeing much of this great country of ours, has been one of the most enduring pleasures of my life. I simply wouldn't exchange this experience for much of anything.
It has been worth every hardship. Washington State is a truly amazing place to live, as is most all of the Western Coast, especially the upper costal area, once you get above Santa Rosa... Or thereabout. Below that area, it gets extremely crowded, but still some great spots.
I liked my stays in San Joes, Los Gatos, Pismo, Oceano too.
Out where Bud's living is one of the last attainable places to still purchase land along the West Coast, and that's fast disappearing also.