It has been quite some time that I have been able to travel.  Many reasons and life experiences have not enabled travel for myself the past many years.  As the children are growing up and creating a life of their own, travel has slowly started opening its door to me.  I took the opportunity to get a week on the road with my new partner, Lindsey.  We decided to jet out to Seattle and Port Townsend for a week.  Our flight left Atlanta on Tuesday morning, we spent the night in the back of the Toyota Tacoma in the airport parking lot as we arrived late in Atlanta early Tuesday morning.  We hopped on the flight to Denver with a 7 hour layover.  We chose to go to Boulder for a romp to kill some of the layover time.  A special place in my heart as I once called this lovely city home.  We had an amazing Indian lunch at Jaipur, who doesn’t love a tasty Indian buffet.  After walking around the city for a minute, it was time to head back to the airport.  Had an all time hilarious moment in the boarding line to Seattle, not gonna tell the story because you had to be there.  The flight to Seattle was without incident and we arrived at 6ish.  Scooted over to her sisters spot in downtown Seattle.  The next day we woke and had a day with Lindsey’s nephew, Otto.  Had an amazing breakfast at a cafe in Ballard.  Generally, we just cruised around, checking out different neighborhoods downtown and the bountiful wares they offered.  A super mellow day, temperature is around 40ish with snowy rain.  Kind of nice to get a taste of winter away from the beach.  Up already on Wednesday morning, getting in to the next day of adventure.

We embarked upon the suburb of Queen Anne, our beloved compadre, Otto, was not with us today as he was on his quest for learning.  We had some nice coffee and went to the 5 Cup, somewhat of a Seattle fixture.  Just cruising around the different neighborhoods of this beautiful town.  Pike Street Market was next on our agenda along with a lunch at Ba Bar and their exquisite noodle bowls.  The sun peaked its head through the clouds which seem to encompass the sprawling mountainous city.  Hoping for a glimpse of the magnificence of Mt. Rainier, today was not the day despite the parting of clouds.  On Friday, we had an unexpected pleasure of attending an Estate Sale in Queen Anne.  A bunch of lovely finds gave us the momentum of true adventure.  It was followed by a lunch in Chinatown, Sichuan Restaurant, which fueled us to a great market called, Uwaijayama, a virtual heaven with ingredients which make your brain and mouth salivate with endless possibilities of culinary delight.  Some more thrifty shopping in Wallingford followed by a cozy get together at Lindsey’s sister, Shelby, house.

On our way to Hama Hama and Port Townsend………..