A Walk on the Water Side

For lunch today we traveled to Edmonds, WA and took in the sights of the ferry dock and Puget Sound. We ate at a very cool pub called Rory's (which made me think of my friends Rory and Becca). Had a very tasty Thai chicken wrap with malt vinegar fries. Yummy! The Sound stunk like ocean and the tide was so low you could see the barnacles, seaweed/kelp, and other water gunk. For all it's "ugliness," the coast was quite beautiful. You can easily see across the water to the Olympic Peninsula which is not far from Edmonds.

I spent the afternoon trying to figure out the transit system with Libby. You would think two smart girls could do this, but we floundered. In the end it was actually pretty easy to drive into downtown Seattle without much difficulty or traffic. We never reached the parking lot phase of traffic which was very good for my nerves.

The best part was checking out the posh Edgewater Hotel on the waterfront only to discover that you must have a valid, non-expired ID in a bar in the state of WA to be served if asked for you ID. You can't even be physically IN the bar without one. Strange state law #1. Note to self. From there we drove to the Seattle Central area and ate dinner at a delicious Thai restaurant. Never had Thai food before, but it was quite delicious. Prawns and all! It was wonderful to get out into the city and see the sights by car and by foot. Plus I met some of Libby's friends so now I know who she's talking about.

As a good close to the evening, in trying to get out of downtown, we happened across Kerry Park with an amazing--and I mean AMAZING--view of Seattle Central (where the space needle is).