Day 22 - June 4th



Me at the CascadesDiablo Lake, Cascade MountiansWe were up and had the cleaning duties finished, van loaded and on the road by 8:30. Stopped quickly in Winthrop for a bite of breakfast. Off to Seattle we went. We drove through the cascade mountain range. It was extremely scenic more snow covered mountains. Passed Diablo Lake and Dalmatian Creek going through the range. How these people thought they were in hell beats me. We stopped at a nice waterfall then made our way to Seattle on the I5.
Hit Seattle and drove past the Space needle, the weird looking Opera House and were dropped off near the Pike place Market. Martin and I walked along the waterfront and through the market place. Stood there and watched the dudes throwing the fish. We went on a one hour very informative harbour cruise. We saw the City skyline, Grain terminal, Dry Docks, Nuclear Ice breaker ships, Safeco Felid. Then back in the van for the last time and drove to the hotel.

Downtown SeattleSafeco Feild We got ready to go out for dinner. It was quite a shock as I had not looked at a mirror for 3 weeks. The face was a bit browner and the hair a touch longer. Not a situation you come up against every day. And yes, I did shave on the trek, I just used the force. We caught the bus in and had to pick up Jess before going to the crab pot. We had the happiest waitress I have ever seen. Planned to go to an Irish pub, but by the time we got there it was closed. We found a saloon in Pioneer Square. Must have shocked the barman when he turned around and his patronage had more than doubled. We drank a few buds and had a great time. Had to catch the cab back to the hotel as we missed the last bus. Then it was off to bed, yes a proper BED : )

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