Seattle Washington

Kathleen and I arrived in Seattle, Washington on Thursday the 29th of April.  It was great to see Jon and Katie who live here now.  They have been showing us around town and on Saturday we headed over to Bainbridge Island on the ferry.  Apparently Seattle has the second largest ferry system in the world and it is pretty neat.  Here are a couple of shots of Seattle taken from the ferry:

We had brunch at a small cafe on the island, called Nola's.  The food was outstanding and unique.  I enjoyed my first plate of scrambled eggs with three succulent fried oysters on top - my mouth waters as i think about it.  The cafe also features six different types of Bloody Mary's.  Here is a shot of Katie and Jon at Nola's:

The island has a couple of towns, or shopping areas and we drove around, did a lot of walking and generally enjoyed ourselves.  Kathleen and Katie got new hats at the local farmer's market:

Above:  Katie, Jon and Kathleen

Being an island, there were lots of harbors and marinas to explore.  There is a strong Scandanavian influence on the island and it was reflected in the towns:

After a wonderful day on the island we headed back to Seattle via Ferry.  Had to get ready to go out to dinner at a nice Greek restaurant - we have been eating well!