We both arrived safely at the Seattle Tacoma Airport yesterday morning. Wasting little time, we picked up our bags, had a slight delay at the Hertz rental counter and soon found ourselves in a parking garage with our only other friend for the next two weeks: a Chevy Malibu. She is gray. Not silver mind you, yet not battleship gray either. She is Chevy-Gray. Not pretty, not ugly. We have named this new friend of ours (yes there was much reluctance from the other party involved) Malibu Stacy.
As we checked the car over it became apparent that there was one item missing from this vehicle: an auxiliary input (or a way to plug in our I-Pods.) No worries, we threw our bags into the trunk and ventured out to the open road. Washington is an awe inspiring state with mountainous regions layering the horizon and legions of evergreens scattered here and there. We ventured over to the Seattle center where we found a festival known as "A Bite of Seattle" occurring. Tents and vendors selling everything from smoked salmon to chocolate covered fruit to Jesus were lining the streets in every direction.
After taking a few pictures and eating lunch, Lloyd and I made our way to Seattle's iconic Space Needle. The view at the top is incredible as you can see seaplanes landing in the harbor, a distant Mt. Ranier and an oddly colored museum below.
Upon leaving downtown we checked into the Guest House Suites in Renton and found dinner at nearby Vince's where I trusted Lloyd to order toppings appropriate for pizza. Pepperoncini's are actually decent with black olives and sausage.
We closed out day one with the Dark Knight.
I'm sure there will be much more to say of our first hours in the Pacific Northwest but I must say goodnight for now.
Always,
Harvey
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