Arrived in Seattle - Puget Sound and Salmon

I've decided to post to his blog again, at least for a little while, so as to not clutter Facebook with too many updates of my trip.

We arrived at SeaTac Sat afternoon. It rained on and off during the day, but it was mild -- 55F at night, 70F during the day. Our campsite is at Dash Point in Tacoma, right next to the ocean. It rained quite heavily at night, but fortunately, we were upgraded to a rental car that is large enough for us to sleep in. That worked out real wekk. We will be able to weather the rain this long weekend in Seattle in the car. Hopefully once we arrive on the San Juans on Monday, the rain will let up. This weekend if also the Bumbershoot film festival in Seattle.

One of the attractions of the Puget Sound area is that is has the urban attractions of Seattle, but relatively pristine nature nearby, including the sound. I took Edita to Point Defiance Park, which has inexpensive boat and fishing rod rentals. We saw people catching Dungeness and salmon there. This got us excited about the prospect of fishing the islands next week. You wouldn't catch me eating a crab or salmon out of SF Bay, but here it's fine.

Another Seattle attraction for me and Edita is Ivar's Seafood Bar. This is literally a fast food joint, but it has wild Yukon river salmon (grilled or fried) as well as other wild fish such as halibut. Also, among other thins, salmon chowder and cioppino. This is kind of the McDonald's of Seattle.

Right now we're waiting out pouring rain at Starbucks in Tacoma. Trying to decide whether to do something outdoors or indoors.

http://www.ivars.net
http://www.metroparkstacoma.org/page.php?id=79