Seattle

We're catching up here. This was last week:

Seattle-

After an uneventful border crossing, a tank of gas and some drive-thru espresso, Jesse and I found ourselves in the city of Seattle. We headed straight into the downtown to Jon and Jess’s apartment. It’s a really nice place with a picturesque view of the space needle and downtown. Upon arriving, we soon departed for an afternoon trip to Pikes market, where we ate Gyros for lunch and the most delicious peaches I have ever tasted. There was an employee handing out samples of the fruit. As Jesse popped a slice into his mouth, he exclaimed “Oh my god!” We looked at the bin of peaches, and to our amazement, read that they were actually called Oh My God Peaches.

Faces and hands sticky from peach nectar, we met Jess back at the pad, and walked down to the waterfront park where we sat on the grass and played music.

The next day we headed out of the city for a slice of suburbia. Our arrival at Matt and Christine’s caused a torrent of yipping. Matt answered the door with one dog in his arms and two at his feet. Bubba the Shitsu, we were quick to learn, is frightened of feet. That means that when you walk around the house, the dog follows your legs and barks at them. The solution is a collar that automatically senses when Bubba barks and sprays citronella into his face. While wearing it, Bubba makes a low gurgling noise reminiscent of a constipated infant.

While in Snoqualmie, we took a great hike with Matt and saw some cool rock climbing spots. After the hike, we became particularly inspired to eat some good food. Matt took us to Sushiman, his favorite local sushi joint. It was the best Sushi we’ve ever tasted. (Thanks Matt)

The next day, we took a drive up to Mount Rainier, which was, in a word, huge. For our last night in the city, we all went back to Jon’s neighborhood and ate dinner at a local pub.