The next leg of our journey brought us to the Seattle, Washington area! But first I must talk about the beautiful drive from Idaho to Seattle ... I loved watching the changing countryside as we made this trek. Windmills on the hillsides, gorgeous lakes and rivers, and finally mountains! Such a beautiful drive :) We pulled into the KOA outside of Seattle on July 21st. We were a bit surprised at how close the sites were to each other but were very happy to see the pool!! It didn't take long for us to set up and hit the pool! The kids were so excited and we made excellent use of that pool for the 6 days we were there!
The next day we ventured downtown to the Public Market. It was crazy bussssssyyyy!! Like super busy, shoulder to shoulder! But we got to see some fish throwing, which the kids thought was awesome!! (https://www.pikeplacefish.com/) We escaped some of the crowds by visiting the upstairs of the market, which afforded an awesome view of the waterfront and the Great Wheel. We then went on a mission to find a good spot for lunch and after checking many menus, settled on a small restaurant across the street from the market. The seafood platter was delicious as was the clam chowder!! We also stopped to see the very first Starbucks but the line was down the block so we didn't order anything. After lunch we found the Gum Wall and made our contribution, lol!!! Blake was quite disgusted! After much debate, we decided to head down to the Great Wheel! Some were hesitant to ride the wheel, some weren't but in the end we all rode together are are all so glad we did! The views were spectacular!!!
The next day in Seatlle was spent in the pool and then at Safeco Field for a Mariners game! It was a gorgeous day out and so much fun to be at the ball park. Lucky for the kids, it was kids day at the ball park and they all got books when they walked in the door, became Kids Club members and best of all, they got to run the bases at the end of the game (and we all got to go down to field level)!! So cool!
The Stony Plain Cameron's arrived on the 24th and the kids were all so happy to see each other, they jumped in the pool for some fun as soon as they could :) The next day we decided to visit Seattle Centre and the Space Needle. The history of the Space Needle was very interesting to read about and again, spectacular views from the observation deck!! Blake had clam chowder for lunch at Seattle Centre and it was even better than the clam chowder we had by the market ;)
The next day was a hang by the pool, soak up the sun kind of day for the morning and afternoon and then the Cameron gals and guys headed in separate directions! The girls were in search of the American Girl doll store and the boys were off to another baseball game (1st for Gerry and Colby)! Both trips were successful, with the girls bringing home new dolls and outfits and the boys witnessing a Mariners win in extra innings!!! I also had a blast at the AG store and quite honestly, I could have spent A LOT more (and believe me, I already had spent a lot!!)!! To see all the dolls and clothes and accessories in person was so much fun :) It took Emerson and Reese awhile to pick out what they wanted but they did and they had a blast!! So glad we were able to take them to an AG store :)
On the 26th of July Cal, the kids and I ventured off on a little adventure in pursuit of Mt. Rainier!! After quite a long, bumpy drive on a narrow gravel road we came to a corner of Mt. Rainier National Park! It was absolutely gorgeous and despite the poor road conditions and feeling somewhat lost, we're glad we made it!! We hiked around a gorgeous lake, ate a picnic lunch and explored. It was so gorgeous, words don't do it justice!! I hope we can go back one day and explore more of the park.
Between all the site seeing, we also did a lot of Target shopping ;) And a lot of swimming and splashing in the pool!!
We were on our way to Penticton on the 27th! We loved our time in the Seattle area and maybe one day, we'll go back :) But most definitely we want to go back to Mt. Rainier National Park and hope to make it to Tacoma and Mt. St. Helen's as well!!
Penticton post is up next :)
~Tracy
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