First Day in Seattle

What a tiring day.  From getting up at 3am in Atlanta (too early as it turns out) and spending a full 24 hours up I was a tired boy.  We Spent most of the afternoon at the Space Needle.  There is a festival (Seattle Bites) going on this weekend and it was CROWDED.  Waited in line for @ 1 hour to ride the elevator up to the top.

After we left here we drove to an area where there is a canal between Lake Union and the Sound.  The elevation between the two bodies of water is several feet so they have built a lock system to allow boats to pass between the 2.  Chittendon Locks.  We hung out here for a while, watched a group of small boats pass through the locks.  There is also a fish ladder here to allow the salmon to pass upstream to the spawning grounds.  Watched a few big salmon jump up the little waterfalls.  There was a pretty resourceful seal just hanging out in the area.  He knew where the good eating was.  Then on to dinner and SLEEP…

It was a very full day.  Can’t wait for more.

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Going up the elevator at the Space Needle

Going down the elevator again!