The final push: Seattle, Day 7 (11 July 2017)

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

To the capital: Seattle, Day 6 (10 July 2017)

Today was both our second daytrip out of Seattle, and second meet-up of the holiday (to date). As you’ve probably guessed from this post’s title, our trip was to Washington state’s capital, Olympia. On our previous trip north, in 1992, we missed the main cities, skirting (or girting?!) up the coast and over to the … Read more

A hodge-podge sort of day: Seattle, Day 3 (7 July 2017)

With jetlag almost, but not quite, under control, and a planned dinner with friends in the evening, we decided to make today quieter than yesterday, though as it turns out we still managed, according to Garmin, to walk over 11kms. When in Seattle … We started the day by checking out that Starbucks Roastery and … Read more