Reporting

We put on a lot of miles. We had a great vacation with Gail and Greg. Time to report...


Of course we wandered around in Seattle (street walking) and went to the aquarium where I tried and tried to get jellyfish pictures once again and wasn't even very successful with the otters. Oh well. We took the Underground Tour - very funny - and ate seafood and prowled through the Market. Very nice.




We also drove over Steven's Pass on Hwy 2 - a beautiful drive - and went to Leavenworth but got caught up in the shops (you have to buy fudge, you know) and forgot, until it was too late, about the wonderful riverfront park they have. Oh well. Next time.


We drove all the way out to Hurricane Ridge, watching the clouds close in on our destination the whole way across the Olympic Peninsula. And on the way up the mountain, it was so foggy we could hardly see the road. But when we got to the top, slowly the clouds parted, first a little here and then a little there... until we had an idea of the altitude and the mountains and the vast meadows of this wonderful National Park. Maybe this is the way it is supposed to be seen anyway.

We hiked our favorite trail, saw 2 lighthouses, walked across the big Bridge at Deception Pass, took several ferry rides, watched optical illusions at Snoqualmie Falls. It was a whirlwind tour. And a lot of fun.

Sigh.