Seattle, Washington

Hello from Seattle! It was a cool and cloudy start to the day.

Princess home ports at Pier 91 which requires a taxi to get to the city but were so lucky to have docked at Pier 66, close to the city. 

Like, right there

It was a long day in port so I was able to wait until later in the day to go out.

Hot dog lunch by the pool before heading out

As I sat eating the hot dog in the warm Seattle sun I more closely inspected my front tire. I left home knowing it was bald and I’d be needing to replace it once I returned from this trip. But the rough pavement throughout this month long adventure has been wearing it past the bald stage and into the hang-on-just-a-few-more-days stage.

The oh sh** stage

I still have some required scootering (all around the ship) and more required to get home (San Francisco cruise port, two airports) so I can’t take any chances of it completely going when I’m out and about on the streets of Seattle. I’ve been here dozens of times already (and have written about many of the visits on the blog) so I stayed onboard enjoying the sunshine and an empty ship. 

Ferris wheel, Mariners baseball park, and Mt. Rainer? 
Been there, done that.

Pike Place Market and nearby parks and the waterfront?
Yep, there too. 

Space Needle? Yup, all the way to the top. 

It really was a glorious day to stay on board. I made my way to my pre-dinner drinks, and switched things up this time and went with a mai tai.

I skipped the dining room and went to the buffet. I picked up some pork, garlic rice, and a little ham and cheese pocket kind of thing. It was delicious.

A view like this made it even better.

I had the whole back of the ship to myself.

Tomorrow we’ll be in Vancouver, Canada. See you there!