Mary Jane and I have talked about going to Seattle together for YEARS and we finally did it!
The trip got off to an "interesting" start as Stuey had a diaper blowout on the airplane as we were waiting to take offf in Kodiak for Anchorage. "Stuff" got EVERYWHERE...all over Stuey and on my pants. Needless to say, it was quite a mess and Mary Jane and I had a good laugh over it. Such fantastic timing..../
Upon arrival in Seattle, we stayed in a highly recommended B & B downtown (Pensione Nichols) which made the trip so fabulous. It has a European feel to it-old antiques, a continental sit down breakfast, bathrooms down the hall... The first and last night we stayed in a Suite and the middle night we stayed in a regular double room which was so fun. There was a great ceiling fan in the double room, which Stuart LOVED watching. The suites had a wonderful view of the water, as you can see from the photo. The B & B was located just a block away from Pike Place Market and you could see the Bainbridge Island ferry go back and forth all day!
Catherine Foster West and Jennie Deo came down to the city on Sunday and we went to lunch at a Bolivian restaurant in Pike Place market which was fun-and yummy food too. Catherine and Jennie have both spent much time in Kodiak over the years digging with Patrick and it was so fun to see them again and introduce Stuart to them. In the photo, Catherine is on the left, MJ in the middle and Jennie/Stuey are on the right.
Mary Jane and I ate at some other yummy restaurants...Tango, The Pink Door....discovered yummy sangria and Mojitos at Tango. Tango is a Tapas restaurant where you're served small dishes, so you can sample lots of foods and flavors. We had a ceviche sampler with salmon, shrimp and scallops which was fantastic. The salmon ceviche had a flavor of vanilla to it which was such an interesting taste-just delicious!
At both Tango and The Pink Door, Stuey fell asleep in my arms for about 45 minutes so I could really enjoy my meal! Such good nap timing on his part.
Pictures:
B & B Suite evening view of Seattle Harbor
Stuey enjoying the ceiling fan
MJ and Stuey in the communal/dining area at the B&B
