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| A little baseball with the kids! |
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| A science project on the kitchen counter! |
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| We did a lot of fishing but not much "catching" |
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| Fall is is coming! |
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| We are riding the bus! |
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| Yes, that is a lot of gum on the wall behind the kids! |
There is something about crossing back into the USA that just makes feel good! It could be the $1.25 a gallon cheaper fuel prices or maybe its just that I feel like I'm home. Pulling into Seattle we found a nice campground with some elbow room and a nice spot right on a small pond!
We set up camp and hung around the campsite for the evening. The weather has been holding out for us throughout this trip and Seattle was no exception. I struck up a conversation with a local lady in the grocery store parking lot and she informed me that this was the best time to visit the Seattle area! We had a rainy day here and there but it was a welcome sight considering we saw very little rain for the previous 5 months! We got an opportunity to be on a live news broadcast when Norman and Karen were doing a routine show. When we arrived for the show I dropped Karen and Norm off at the front door as i have many times before and found a parking spot. Karen came back out shortly after and let me know they wanted the whole family! We all piled into the news studio and watched them do the news as we waited for our turn on stage! Kaylee thought it was great and Bryson..... not so much! I have to say how proud i am of Karen! She is so at home in front of the camera and Norman also! The next few days we spent traveling throughout the city seeing the sights! We took the bus into the city one day which was nice because I didn't have to drive. We had some great seafood at the local restaurants and saw some of the spots Seattle was famous for such as, the first Starbucks, Pikes Fish Market (Known for throwing the fish) and Gum Wall! Outside the city Karen found a nice park for the kids to play in and even a neat place where the boats travel through the locks which also had a neat Salmon ladder called Ballard Locks! We spent a couple hours at the Locks watching the locals catching Salmon in their nets and watching the boats traverse the Locks! We even saw some Sea Lions stealing fish from the fisherman's nets! We took a tour of Seattle's underground which was a very interesting history lesson of the beginning of the city. Karen set up a play date with several local Briard dog owners at a local dog park. It was really neat to see 5 Norman like dogs in one area! Needless to say we had a lot of stares and questions. One of the owners invited us over for a home cooked meal which we really enjoyed! All in all Seattle was a nice city to see and a welcomed stop after our departure from Vancouver! As with many other stops, it was time to push on to our next destination!
We set up camp and hung around the campsite for the evening. The weather has been holding out for us throughout this trip and Seattle was no exception. I struck up a conversation with a local lady in the grocery store parking lot and she informed me that this was the best time to visit the Seattle area! We had a rainy day here and there but it was a welcome sight considering we saw very little rain for the previous 5 months! We got an opportunity to be on a live news broadcast when Norman and Karen were doing a routine show. When we arrived for the show I dropped Karen and Norm off at the front door as i have many times before and found a parking spot. Karen came back out shortly after and let me know they wanted the whole family! We all piled into the news studio and watched them do the news as we waited for our turn on stage! Kaylee thought it was great and Bryson..... not so much! I have to say how proud i am of Karen! She is so at home in front of the camera and Norman also! The next few days we spent traveling throughout the city seeing the sights! We took the bus into the city one day which was nice because I didn't have to drive. We had some great seafood at the local restaurants and saw some of the spots Seattle was famous for such as, the first Starbucks, Pikes Fish Market (Known for throwing the fish) and Gum Wall! Outside the city Karen found a nice park for the kids to play in and even a neat place where the boats travel through the locks which also had a neat Salmon ladder called Ballard Locks! We spent a couple hours at the Locks watching the locals catching Salmon in their nets and watching the boats traverse the Locks! We even saw some Sea Lions stealing fish from the fisherman's nets! We took a tour of Seattle's underground which was a very interesting history lesson of the beginning of the city. Karen set up a play date with several local Briard dog owners at a local dog park. It was really neat to see 5 Norman like dogs in one area! Needless to say we had a lot of stares and questions. One of the owners invited us over for a home cooked meal which we really enjoyed! All in all Seattle was a nice city to see and a welcomed stop after our departure from Vancouver! As with many other stops, it was time to push on to our next destination!
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