6th Day in the Pacific Northwest

We woke up and got ourselves ready to head out to spend the day in Seattle, Washington.  Because we're staying on an island, we had to catch the ferry to Mukilteo.  This was only a 25 min. ferry boat ride.  About another 40 min. drive and we approached Seattle.  Our first stop was to the Freemont Troll.  The troll under the bridge is a public sculpture that was created back in 1990.  The car that he has in his hand is a real volkswagon.  This sorda gives a little perspective of it's size.

Our second stop was at the Pike Place Market that overlooks Elliot Bay.  It was established in 1907 and is to this day the largest public Farmer's Market in the United States; only there aren't just farmers selling their fruits and vegetables, but also many different people selling different things from shirts to sculptures to seafood throughout the long stretch.  It is almost like a mall except outdoors.  One of the coolest sites are watching the guys that sell the seafood.  They will throw large 10-15 lb. fish to each other.  Lots of it is for show to the public.  Super cool to watch.  I have video and pictures of it all.  While at at the Public Market we got hungry so we ate at the Athenian which is one of the settings for Sleepless in Seattle with Tom Hanks. We all ate fish and chips and Aniston had cheeseburger sliders.  It was excellent!  Before leaving the market, we got a picture of Aniston on the pig.  The bronze pig is named Rachel and she is a mascot for the market.  She actually is a huge piggy bank.  All the money goes to Pike Place Social Services.

Our last stop was at the Space Needle, which was built in 1962.  The ride up is like riding in an elevator.  I wish the weather wasn't so rainy so we could enjoy the view of the city a little better, but then again, it is Seattle.  The top of the Space Needle rotates every 47 minutes which is pretty cool.  We got a couple of  pictures and souvenirs while there.  We had a toast to the city and then left.

The ride back to the ferry was a little tiring because we had traffic, but now we're back to the beach house in our jammies, listening music, and enjoying each other.  Again, life is good.

Just a tribute to Sydney Karla Redfield:  This is my stepdad's baby sister who died last year of cancer.  We went by the Fisherman's Terminal to the Fisherman's Memorial walkway to pay our respects to her.  Syd worked for Icicle Seafood on the Bering Sea as a Safety Inspector.  She is honored at the Fisherman's Terminal and has a sweet plague with her name.  RIP Syd...