Seattle ("Go West" my Mother Told Me)

My mother has been encouraging me lately to go West. Why you ask? Because there are more men and fewer women west of the Mississippi. Thanks to my job I end up out West with some regularity these days. Here I am in Seattle - I did it Ma, I went West - and I love it. I maybe didn't come for the men, but it's fantastic out here. I could see myself living in Seattle when I finish up with boat life. I don't know when that will be yet, but probably before long.

A few weeks ago I went to the famous Pike Place Market for the first time. It's an amazing place with so many levels and crazy stores to browse around. We went to magic shops, book stores, jewelry stands, ate lunch overlooking the water, and saw a ton of food and seafood stands. That whole day I spent wandering around downtown Seattle and I must say it was a day that ranks up there with the best.


I have also had the pleasure of eating at the top of the Space Needle. The restaurant up there is one of the only if not the only rotating restaurants in the world. It was a great experience, getting a fabulous 360 view of Seattle and some amazing food.

Downtown and Me, up high on the Space Needle

Looking West from the Space Needle

The time I have spent out here has all been great so I am glad my mother is pushing me to go West, even if it worries me that deep down she is anxious to see me met The guy and all that follows that.

Statue in honor of Salmon at the fish ladder, Ballard Locks

Another statue in Ballard, where my boat docks in Seattle