Wherryonline North America 2017
A Travel Blog
Back to Old Sacramento National Historic Landmark District and State Historic Park We started the day by getting an Uber down to Old Sacramento, as we’d booked a tour for 11am, and thought we’d visit the Sacramento History Museum beforehand. We’ve had some good Uber drivers but this one had a big smile on his face … Read more
Going west You would have thought that Seattle was about as west as we could be, but in fact there is a West Seattle and that was our first stop for today. After a lazy start, we walked the 3kms or so down to Pier 50 and got the water taxi over to West Seattle, … Read more
Boeing, Boeing 707 Boeing, Boeing 707 Going, going, skywardly, heavenly Funny, or perhaps not, how often songs pop unbidden into my head. Today, as you’ve probably guessed, was our Boeing factory day. It was a tour day, the only way you can see the Boeing factory, so our feet had a little rest, as did … Read more
Some of you, particularly those of you who see New York as your American nirvana (haha, some of you will get that reference), might be wondering why we chose Seattle as the main focus of the new-to-us part of our American winter escape. Well, there are several reasons. It’s new to us, for a start! … Read more