Seattle Trip

Well Michael and I took it as long as we could but our cabin fever finally got the best of us. Hopped on Alaska Airlines and headed to Seattle for a fun weekend over Valentines day. We stayed downtown this time so we could enjoy all of the sights and sounds of the big city. We ate and drank, then ate some more. We had delicious biscuits and gravy at Biscuit Bitch. Had the most amazing duck wings at The Yard House and fabulous Mac N Cheese at Von's 1000 spirits. I actually brought back a bag of their sour dough pasta and guarded it with my life so it did not get broken. LOL We took a ferry over to Bainbridge Island and hung out there for a few hours.The sun had actually come out so we sat down by a marina and enjoyed the sun. Went to see the Chihuly Garden and Glass, which was amazing! Went to the movies one night and saw Hail Ceasar. Don't bother. hahaha  We went and did the underground tour. That was really interesting and fun to hear about Seattle's history. We enjoyed learning about all of the "Seamstresses" that finally got taxed. LOL Really fun!
So now we are home and Michael came down with the Flu. Thanks to all you germy people. I'm working hard to not get it!
We had a great time! Was awesome to see Seattle like we had not before!

First room at the underground tour- The Bar

The Crapper!

Heading down a hallway underground

Spooky

Orbs ? Michael says others flashes. :(  TV show Ghost Hunters have been here

Glass sections that are on the sidewalk above- we could see people walk on them

Wouldn't want to work at this bank!

Random window. Anyone else see a face? There was no one behind me. Hummmm....

I think I'll skip a bath tonight...LOL

Seamtresses....right..........haha

China town was having a festival. Caught a couple of dragons

Blessing a local retailer

Santa Fe room at Chihuly

Glass Octopus

Amazing! You can see how tall this was.

Another Octopus

This was on the ceiling

Amazing!

These are in a boat

Looks like Michael with crazy hair!

Glass garden

Glass tree

Rock (glass) Candy!

Blowing glass

Glass condoms- that was Michael's interpretation 

Glass crabs

Our little Piece of Heaven

Mt. Annahootz

So there is a reason our Doctors in Sitka tells us every year before winter to start taking 2000mg of vitamin D. It's because there is not much daylight during the winter, let alone seeing the actual sun that people see in other parts of the world. Yesterday Weather Underground told us it was going to be sunny, all day! It lied. It was all good though. We had decided we would go put out our longline in hopes of pulling up some halibut. We started heading out to our secret halibut hole but I found the rolling swells out in the sound to much for my comfort level. I guess Michael noticed me clenching my seat and thought better of taking me out into the abyss. So he turned us around and we putted through the harbor and went back into Naquasina Sound. Actually ended up being sunny and had pockets of fog that made for some beautiful sites. We did see some whales but they played hard to get and we got tired of trying to figure out where they were going to pop up. Michael is always worried they will come up right under the boat. LOL That's why I always wear my life jacket! Man I love this place!

Ducks enjoying the sun

Working on the new dock

Which way do I go? 

Mount Anahootz (not sure of spelling)- some call it The Matterhorn

Look at the sun on my face!

Cool fog

I love reflections in the water

Remember to always wear your life jacket!

Heading back to Town up Olga Straight

Not sure what this whale was doing

Up for a bit of air

Then down for the count

Coming back to town

snow on our peaks

Pretty some kind of birds

Don't see this every day

This was a stand up jet ski- wish he would have been standing-water 45 degrees