Boxster Road Trip

Sending you a lovely bouquet of flowers from the Pike Place Market on Day 8 of our #BoxsterRoadTrip!

And of course, to make this really feel like Seattle, it has been grey and overcast and very cool all day.  But that is what makes this an authentic Seattle day, right?

We started the day with a light breakfast at “A Bed & Breakfast Inn Seattle“, where we will be spending our second night tonight.  It is a nice B&B, located in a quaint part of Seattle.  It was close to a bus route that took us to within a couple of blocks of the Pike Place Market, where we wandered for a couple of hours, ogling the fresh fish and the flowers (smelly and smelly) .

The plan was to stop at the original Starbuck’s, but the line was out the door and Jo wasn’t that desperate for a cup of Joe.  We did wander up to the Hard Rock Café for lunch and then walked around the city a little more.

We really wanted to do either the Space Needle or Smith Tower, but couldn’t justify spending the money to see clouds!  So we passed on that part of the journey.  Next time . . .

Dinner was at Ivar’s Salmon House which was fabulous!  Steve had Fish & Chips (Halibut) and Jo had the Salmon Sampler, which had three different types of Salmon:  King, Sockeye and Coho.  It was nearly impossible to decide which she liked best, but she finally decided the Sockeye.  We would HIGHLY recommend Ivar’s Salmon House, especially if you are looking for Alder Wood Grilled fish (or just plain grilled fish).  Great food and good value.  We would come back to this one!

Tomorrow we start heading east, with our first stop in Couer d’Alene, ID.

Jo did get a bit of news a couple of days ago.  Seems her cousin Janet, whom she hasn’t seen in 50+ years, has invited us to get together in Big Sky, Montana.  So a little adjustment to the schedule and route is being made.  Should be fun and, heaven knows, if we wait another 50 years we will have missed the opportunity!  So, look out Janet & Paul, cuz you are now on the journey!

And the journey continues . . .

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