Stunned by Seattle

I know you have all heard this before, but . . . we're back . . . again . . . for a couple of days. We just had the most impressive weekend in Seattle. As the time draws short for us to depart on our mission, we just flew up on Saturday morning and back Sunday evening. Way too short for this beautiful place. Saturday it was sunny (i.e., partly cloudy) all day (until time for the reception) so we were treated to some wonderful views. Here are a few photos to whet your appetite. We'll post some of the reception when we get them from N&M (I forgot my camera).

The beautiful rice fields of the Central Valley.

The Sutter Buttes.

An anonymous mountain - possibly Shasta.

A cool picture of our flight above the clouds.

Coming into Seattle.

Our visit to the oldest public market on the west coast.

What luck!! It just happened to be the day of the Seattle Cheese Festival - lots of free cheese samples. I actually found some goat cheese that I liked.

These guys were good.

Okay, here's the main attraction - FISH.

And the rest of the attraction - the fish chuckers. As people make their decisions, the guys on the lower level chuck them up to the guys on the upper level, who wrap them. It is quite the show, but as we got there pretty early in the day, not many were buying.

Fish, fish, and more fish . . . I thought I'd gone to heaven - cheese and fish. Wooohoooooo.

Oh, and fresh produce as well. This place had it all.

And flowers - scads of them, so beautifully arranged. It was an incredible sight and smell.

And here's another beauty in her natural habitat, with beautiful flowers.

These photos don't even come close to expressing how cool it was to see the Olympic mountains across the Sound.

Of course we went to Ivar's for fish. It was great, and afterward we posed with Mr. Ivar & the seagulls.

We also visited an interesting place, but I didn't get any pictures of the mummies. I thought they were cool though.

And here is where we stayed - with some of the nicest folks in town. We loved our time in Seattle.

Stay tuned . . . more photos to follow.