I arrived on Friday evening and after her fiance picked me up at the airport we went to a little lake side restaurant for some drinks and appetizers where Shannon met us. After that we headed over to the city center to check out the Space Needle. Bummer! It was closed for some sort of private event :(. So we just walked around the City Center and got some fudge in the Space Needle gift shop. And enjoyed it by the fountain.
They were getting ready for a big celebration called Bumber Shoot the next day so there were street performers doing their thing.
After that we went to the house where a couple of their friends came over to say hello and visit for a while. Then it was off to bed.
Saturday we got up early and headed back to the City Center to go on the "Ride The Ducks" tour. This tour takes you on an amphibious WWII vehicle that's both land and water capable around the city and into Lake Union. This was our hilarious driver and tour guide of the day.
A shot of our "duck"
This is an old coal-gas plant that burned down and what is left of it. This shot was from on board the duck in Lake Union.
A shot of our "duck"
This is an old coal-gas plant that burned down and what is left of it. This shot was from on board the duck in Lake Union.
A couple shots of the city from the duck.
After we got back. We ventured back across the street to have a little lunch then to the Space Needle again.
And some city shots from inside the needle.
After the needle we ran to make a quick stop at a birthday party for one of their friends and met up with her fiance to take a little ferry ride over to Bainbridge Island. Here we are waiting for our ferry to arrive.
Here it is :)
Some gorgeous views of the city from the deck of the ferry.
And me enjoying the ferry ride.
Bainbridge Island...straight ahead.
We made it.
We stopped at this little place for a little treat and I had some Mile-High Chocolate Mousse Cake. It was sooooooo good. And it was here that we started scheming about a little spontaneous road trip. (More to come on that)
Caleb requested 2 things before I left: A new toy airplane and sea shells, so we headed to a beach on the Island to collect shells. And found this little guy.
And this jellyfish was floating dangerously close to shore.
After we got back. We ventured back across the street to have a little lunch then to the Space Needle again.
And some city shots from inside the needle.
After the needle we ran to make a quick stop at a birthday party for one of their friends and met up with her fiance to take a little ferry ride over to Bainbridge Island. Here we are waiting for our ferry to arrive.
Here it is :)
Some gorgeous views of the city from the deck of the ferry.
And me enjoying the ferry ride.
Bainbridge Island...straight ahead.
We made it.
We stopped at this little place for a little treat and I had some Mile-High Chocolate Mousse Cake. It was sooooooo good. And it was here that we started scheming about a little spontaneous road trip. (More to come on that)
Caleb requested 2 things before I left: A new toy airplane and sea shells, so we headed to a beach on the Island to collect shells. And found this little guy.
And this jellyfish was floating dangerously close to shore.
A pic of the beach.
After returning from the island it was time for some dinner and drinks....and of course, Karaoke! Shannon and I sang 2 songs together. The first one was a little shaky (I Kissed a Girl). But we rocked it out to Material girl by Madonna later. Then it was off to bed.
Sunday morning came early. Shannon and I headed to walk around the waterfront and go to all the little shops to pick up some souvenirs.
We also hit the farmers market or Pike Place and walked around. This is the pic of the original Starbucks that resides there.
A pic of the market sign.
Some views of stuff inside the market.
of course as you see in this picture, it was raining on us . hmm Rain in Seattle? Unheard of :)
If you look close in these pics you can see them tossing a fish back and forth over this guys head.
After the market we went back to the house to pack our bags for the road trip.......are you ready for this? We took a road trip to all the places in the Twilight book. I couldn't resist. It was a long drive but so worth it. After Brian got home that afternoon we headed out. Here some pics of me and their puppy Aubry entertaining ourselves in the back seat along the drive.
Are we there yet?
Nope not there. Let's take another pic.
First stop. Port Angeles! As Twilight fans know. This is the site of Edward and Bella's first date and where Edward rescues her from certain danger for the 2nd time.
Even found the little Italian restraunt they ate at. Sadly they were booked up with reservations for the night so we had to eat at another Italian place. I didn't take a pic but there is seriously a dress shop right across the street.
A couple views in Port Angeles
I so wanted to go in this store but they were already closed for the night. There were also 2 of these stores in Forks. That's right 2! All closed.
Port Angeles from our hotel room. We planned to stay in forks but every hotel was booked solid :( so after diving all the way there we had to turn around and drive back to Port Angeles.
The drive between Port Angeles and Forks is absolutely stunning. I was in awe of it's beauty. That in itself was worth the drive. I didn't get any pics unfortunately though. But here we are pulling into Forks at night time. It's very scary at night....well with all the vampires and all ;).
All of the motel signs had something "Twilight" on them but this one cracked me up.
Forks High School. Whoo Hoo!
Since we couldn't get a room for the night and visit the ocean in the morning like we planned we took a night trip into La Push. It was still gorgeous at night but it didn't do much for my picture taking abilities.
We walked a little far out to touch the water and when the tide came in our shoes and pants got soaked. :)
Me and some iconic driftwood at La Push.
We also picked a few blackberries that grow along the beach on the way back to the car. Yum
After returning from the island it was time for some dinner and drinks....and of course, Karaoke! Shannon and I sang 2 songs together. The first one was a little shaky (I Kissed a Girl). But we rocked it out to Material girl by Madonna later. Then it was off to bed.
Sunday morning came early. Shannon and I headed to walk around the waterfront and go to all the little shops to pick up some souvenirs.
We also hit the farmers market or Pike Place and walked around. This is the pic of the original Starbucks that resides there.
A pic of the market sign.
Some views of stuff inside the market.
of course as you see in this picture, it was raining on us . hmm Rain in Seattle? Unheard of :)
If you look close in these pics you can see them tossing a fish back and forth over this guys head.
After the market we went back to the house to pack our bags for the road trip.......are you ready for this? We took a road trip to all the places in the Twilight book. I couldn't resist. It was a long drive but so worth it. After Brian got home that afternoon we headed out. Here some pics of me and their puppy Aubry entertaining ourselves in the back seat along the drive.
Are we there yet?
Nope not there. Let's take another pic.
First stop. Port Angeles! As Twilight fans know. This is the site of Edward and Bella's first date and where Edward rescues her from certain danger for the 2nd time.
Even found the little Italian restraunt they ate at. Sadly they were booked up with reservations for the night so we had to eat at another Italian place. I didn't take a pic but there is seriously a dress shop right across the street.
A couple views in Port Angeles
I so wanted to go in this store but they were already closed for the night. There were also 2 of these stores in Forks. That's right 2! All closed.
Port Angeles from our hotel room. We planned to stay in forks but every hotel was booked solid :( so after diving all the way there we had to turn around and drive back to Port Angeles.
The drive between Port Angeles and Forks is absolutely stunning. I was in awe of it's beauty. That in itself was worth the drive. I didn't get any pics unfortunately though. But here we are pulling into Forks at night time. It's very scary at night....well with all the vampires and all ;).
All of the motel signs had something "Twilight" on them but this one cracked me up.
Forks High School. Whoo Hoo!
Since we couldn't get a room for the night and visit the ocean in the morning like we planned we took a night trip into La Push. It was still gorgeous at night but it didn't do much for my picture taking abilities.
We walked a little far out to touch the water and when the tide came in our shoes and pants got soaked. :)
Me and some iconic driftwood at La Push.
We also picked a few blackberries that grow along the beach on the way back to the car. Yum
We got back to Port Angeles around midnight and just hit the sack. Then after some breakfast, we were back on the road. Since we were running ahead of schedule we took a little detour into Port Townsend. Was a lovely little port town. We wondered around down by the water a bit and stopped at this little sea-side cafe for coffee and Pepsi for me.
Star fish hanging out with a rock just below the dock.
But alas it was time to head back to Seattle and straight to the airport to catch my plane home. Thanks again Shannon and Brian for such an awesome time. I miss Seattle already! But I'll see you soon and am already looking forward to coming back to Seattle for the wedding.
Star fish hanging out with a rock just below the dock.
But alas it was time to head back to Seattle and straight to the airport to catch my plane home. Thanks again Shannon and Brian for such an awesome time. I miss Seattle already! But I'll see you soon and am already looking forward to coming back to Seattle for the wedding.
Thank you Mike for sending me! You are seriously, the best!
2 comments:
Hey...you were in my neck of the woods...sorta...looks and sounds like you had a great trip. We love the Space Needle and the Pikes Place fish tossers!!
And you didn't take me with you? I am sooooo offended!!! :-) Not really I don't really care, that was neat though.
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