Bell Harbor (Seattle)

Rainy, foggy and chilly. But fairly smooth on the Sound! Was a very peaceful night anchored in Andrew’s Bay. Had a family of ducks visit me this morning…probably hoping I’d share my breakfast… Retraced my route through Lake Washington and the Seattle Ship Canal, following a kayaker most the way. I was impressed, as I was running at 5.7 kts, and barely keeping up with him. Maybe he was rowing to work, as he stopped at a restaurant about a mile from the locks, pulled his kayak out, and carried it on his back up the alley. I heard two boats call the locks on the radio as I was still about 15 minutes away, so I called them on the phone to see if I could come through as well. The locktender said he had me on the radar and to keep coming. When I got there, there were four boats already situated in the locks, one of which was rafted on a small passenger boat with kids, and they once again had me raft on one of the other boats. That boat captain told me later, that the other rafted boat didn’t appear to have much experience as he had trouble getting rafted. Once I got rafted up, they closed the gates and we locked down.
Downtown Seattle was too peoply today. Lol. The cruise ship, Norwegian Bliss, was in port here and probably had something to do with the number of people at Pike’s Market. Bell Harbor Marina, where I am slipped, is behind Pier 66, where the large cruise ship, Bliss, was docked. After finding my slip and getting checked in, I walked around downtown, first finding a geocache, “earthcache”, and then spending most the rest of my time in Pike’s Market. There’s much more there than I remember from a number of years ago, but I learned that the Alaskan Way Viaduct was demolished and replaced with a tunnel, and that Pike’s Market was expanded. Other than a late lunch/early supper, I pretty much just window shopped and then decided I had enough of the crowds. Venturing outside to find some ice cream, I passed another Trump protest. ( I witnessed one in Poulsbo.)
I have a great view out my front window tonight of the Seattle Ferris Wheel all lit up. Forecast Monday calls for pretty windy conditions, so I may change my itinerary again tomorrow, and after stopping at Des Moines to take on some fuel and meet for lunch with a college friend, head on down to Tacoma. Don’t care to be out on Puget Sound Monday with 20mph winds! Czytaj więcej