6-30-17

If you are reading this you are probably tired of reading about how we slept but last night we slept great. I forgot to set an alarm but I was awake by 6:15. We had a slow start to get moving but we're leaving the campground shortly before 8:00.  We were fogged/clouded in at the campground and most of the way to the Bainbridge Ferry to Seattle. Even the sound was foggy as we approached the city around 10:00 AM. But the closer we got the clearer it got and we had a great view of the city on the ferry. 

We drove to Klondike Gold Rush and found a parking lot that was charging $10 an hour. We explored the visitor center and Lorelei did her junior ranger and then we moved to the parking deck under Pacific Place for the rest of the day. 

We walked to Pike Place market and got both sweet and savory pastries at Piroshky Piroshky for lunch. Then stood in line at the original Starbucks for a hot chocolate (neither of us drinks coffee).  We walked among the vendors at the market and Lorelei got ice cream to go along with the hot chocolate. We then walked to the Olympic Sculpture Park and up to the space needle. I was surprised to find Seattle so hilly and we had a really warm day in the low 80's. It was sunny and clear. 

We bought passes to do everything near the Space Needle. Our passes let us in right away and we felt like VIP passing the long line. We went to the top and had a good view of Mt Ranier. We took pictures and signed the digital visitor log to be one of the 60 million visitors. Then we headed down and on to the Chihuly Garden and Glass. This was awesome and the glassworks remind me if the flowered ceiling in the Bellagio in Vegas. I would swear it was the same. We enjoyed the sculptures but were in need of something to drink. Luckily there was a McDonalds nearby and we loved having sweet tea. Next came the Pacific Science Center. This was Lorelei's favorite and I'm pretty sure she visited every exhibit. We then headed over to MoPOP which is the museum of popular culture. There was a great Jim Henson exhibit. And we enjoyed the Star Trek, sci-fi, fantasy and horror film exhibits. This was my favorite. By this time, it was after 6:00 and our feet hurt from the 5 miles we put in so we rode the monorail back to our parking area and headed out if Seattle. We loved our visit and I would like to spend more time in another occasion. 

We ate dinner out, quickly setup our tent to keep away from the mosquitos and then lay on our cots to rest our weary feet and watch a movie. Another super fine day.