Just for the fun of it, we grabbed a ferry to Vashon Island. It was only a short ferry ride, but the experience was what we were interested in. We had big hopes of seeing some whales on the way, but didn’t even see any dolphins. But the breeze was nice, and the views of Puget Sound were awesome, even if the trip was uneventful.
We cruised the island and marveled at the real estate prices – immense! We hit a few shops, and then we stumbled on a light house we had never been to. Point Robinson Lighthouse was built in 1884 to help the ever-growing maritime traffic in Puget Sound. We had seen this before, but it was cool to see that you could stay overnight at the lighthouse keeper’s house. There were actually 2 units here you could stay in.
Karen and Albert are moving to a more suburban setting in the Seattle area, the town of Mukilteo. We stopped by to look at her new apartment complex, and grab some lunch at a very well-known and highly popular restaurant on the water, Ivars. Only a block from the restaurant stood the Mukilteo Light. Built in 1905 it served much the same purpose as the Point Robinson Lighthouse.
That night we headed to T Mobile Park to watch the Seattle Mariners play the Tampa Bay Rays. The Park was fabulous except that it was packed – here’s us in front of Ken Griffey Jr. Sadly, I learned about the new extra innings rule recently implemented by MLB. If teams are tied at the end of the 9th inning, each team goes into the 10th inning with one of their men on 2nd base. This is the stupidest rule I have ever heard of – baseball is dead to me!
Talk to you soon.
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