Exploring the waterfront and a regatta

We set out to walk the long promenade around la concha beach, where we found ourselves deep in the throngs of a festival regatta. Honoring this area's history of whaling, the ~13 person boats raced out of the bay to the ocean, turned and raced back in. Yellow team from Orio won!

We kept strolling the promenade, stopping for some pretty good burgers at a terrace restaurant.

After a bit more walking, we took an old wooden funicular up to the top of the hill to explore the old amusement park. Unfortunately it was siesta time, so most of the rides (including the anticipated log ride) were closed. We did stumble into what we thought was a little scenic railway, that turned out to be a quirky and fun rollercoaster.

We retraced our steps back home, then rested a bit from our 6+ mile day.

P&K stayed in and watched the Seahawks game, Bill and I strolled around the neighborhood to find a light dinnerRead more