Sleepless in Seattle

 

In the last two weeks we had two visitors- Chuck's dad and then Chuck's mom.

 

The weather was gorgeous (most the time) for both of their visits and we tried to cram in as much stuff as we could so they could both see as much of the Pacific Northwest as possible while they were here. Their trips can be told pretty well by pictures. We took a LOT of pictures. (Please note- these pictures are in no particular order.)

 



 

The San Juan Islands. 

We visited Orcas Island and just as a piece of advice to anyone who plans to visit the San Juan Islands- make sure you plan to spend at least 2 days here. We tried to do the trip in one day and spent most of our day just traveling. Driving from Seattle to the Ferry, waiting for the ferry for 2+ hours, riding the ferry... We saw some gorgeous sights and had fun, but think it would have been time better spent if we had allowed a whole weekend for it.

Of course we showed off Pike Place Market.

 Fresh donuts. Yum.

 

The gum wall. Ew.

 

 

We took a Duck Boat tour because, while they are extremely cheesy, they are a great way to see a city and who wouldn't have fun riding in a vehicle that can drive on land and water!?

 



 

 

 

My favorite part of the tour was when we floated past the Sleepless in Seattle house. Too bad Tom Hanks doesn't actually live there. 

 

Watching airplanes land and take off from the lake was a highlight as well. 

 



We went back to the Ballard Locks, the same place Chuckie and I visited a month or so ago. It's so pretty on a nice day and watching the boat elevator (I don't think that's really what it's called but that's what I call it) is pretty entertaining. We also got to go underneath to the fish observation room and watch some salmon pass by which was pretty cool!

 

 

The weekend his mom was here we took a trip to Vancouver and Whistler. I took about 100 pictures that day so I will save that adventure for its own post.

All in all I think they both got to see not only a good portion of Seattle, but a good portion of the Pacific Northwest! We love having visitors because it makes us go out and do and see things that we may not go do and see on our own. With only 8 weeks left in Seattle I'm not sure how many more visitors we will have but with all of the LGOs, Sloanies and other MBAs from Amazon, we will hopefully stay busy and make the most of the remainder of our time here!