From a peaceful morning, to Seattle

We woke up at our AirBnb to a chorus of frogs, birds and coy fish jumping out of the water. We then made our debut at an American parkrun this morning. There were almost more volunteers than runners there so we both came in the top 5 😂

Back for breakfast at our AirBnb, we made friends with the wildlife as we ate our bagels, yoghurt, fruit and coffee.

On board our final car ferry, we travelled to Seattle. Unfortunately getting through the traffic once in Seattle to travel 2 miles took longer than the entire ferry ride.

Once we settled into our Seattle AirBnb, we drove to see the random novelty store, Archie McFee, and also tested out grocery shopping at Amazon Fresh.

This evening we saw a production at Seattle University called The Secret in the Wings and then wandered around the city. Having been in regional areas/small towns for most of the trip, we got a rude awakening as to the social issues faced by American cities and how some streets are not made to be walked.Read more