February 5 - Seattle

On Thursday we took Mom and Dana to see Seattle, since they had never really experienced the city before. After a sleepy drive down, we caught the ferry to Bainbridge Island, which is a mostly residential island about 30 minutes out of Seattle. Thomas was so scared walking up the ramp, he was tiptoeing...but he loved the boat so much he bawled when we got off later. One sees wonderful views of downtown and the boat yards as the ferry pulls out. We walked around the tiny town of Bainbridge, had a great lunch, and then took the ferry back to tour Pike Street Market and the Seattle waterfront. Although no one was throwing any fish while we were there, they did have a monkfish rigged so that it jumped out of the ice at John, nearly giving him a heart attack. And of course we had to introduce Mom to canolies (sp?) at the Italian grocery. We finished w/ a drive to Alki Beach to look back over the water at Seattle, before driving home again. It was a wonderful day with lots of walking and fresh air...which is why the boys fell asleep almost instantly!