This past week we flew out to Seattle & Tacoma to watch our nephew graduate from college and have a little vacation. The weather was mostly overcast, but mild, so we were able to walk around the city quite a bit. We visited many used bookstores (6? 7?) and found some good gluten free eats.
The Seattle Aquarium was one of our favorite stops -- small, but with a good variety of exhibits. I found the colors of these starfish quite inspirational and may be doing a little wool dyeing in the near future as a result.
In Tacoma we spent a lot of time with family, but also made it out to Point Defiance Park which was really lovely. It had a pretty little beach which was covered with giant pieces of driftwood, a beautiful 5 mile drive, and many lookout points along the way.
It was a nice trip, but I started getting sick the last day and am super happy to be recovering at home.
I love the Pacific Northwest - Seattle is my favorite city. Gorgeous - you have the advantages of living in a fairly large city (& I love the Public Market) with the advantage of being close to the ocean AND mountains. And blackberries grow wild all over the city. If you're there at the right time, you can just pick them from most sidewalks.
Hope you're feeling better.
Posted by: Donna | Wednesday, June 01, 2011 at 04:37 PM