I love Christmas. I’m one of those people who puts the tree up on Thanksgiving and has presents wrapped and sitting happily underneath it the day after. However, judging by the amount of glares I get due to my excessive Christmas cheer, this isn’t the case for everyone! It came up in conversation last week that Rashell and Jessica both needed to finish their shopping before they head back home for the holidays and that Jessica was going to take the ferry to Seattle to do just that. Well, why not make an errand into an adventure?
We got our boat, Salacia, back a month ago after getting repaired and Jason was really anxious to take her out. So while I warmed up the engines, Jason went to pick up our friends and we all piled into the boat and headed out of the port on our way to Blake island for breakfast. We had multiple pots of coffee, sticky buns, bacon, and eggs. Pretty much the most perfect breakfast ever and a hearty start to a day full of hiking up the Seattle hills and combat shopping with the throngs of tourists.
Majestic aircraft carriers on the way out of Bremerton
After our amazing breakfast (and more coffee) we pulled the anchor and motored on towards Seattle and our final destination of Bell Harbor Marina. We booked a slip for the day (literally the only slip our boat will fit in!) and headed out into Seattle for shenanigans!
Also note in the above photo the first Starbucks! The line is always around the block for the same swill they serve in all the other Starbucks… so I’ve never gone! Either way, the marina is probably closer to Pike Place than the ferry terminal is! We headed straight there to get our errands run. I didn’t actually need anything (Finished my shopping around July, remember?) so I wandered around and watched the people and took random shots of interesting things.
After weeks of rain and clouds, the day actually cleared off magnificently and I got some sunset photos to go with my sunrise! I love it when I get to complete the set. 😉
After having the boat out of commission for so long, it’s been really fun to have it back. The wind was calm, but the weather was cold! If we plan on winter cruising often we’re going to have to upgrade the heaters. Everyone except for Jason (because he has to drive!) ended up under a giant blanket fort for the cruise home. We should do this more often!