July 2025

Family Gathering - Seattle USA

We had a family gathering with kids and grandkids in Seattle. The Tuckers were staying with Ben as they passed through en route to Manila. Vicki and I flew up from Santa Marta, and Charlie and his girlfriend, Marilyn, flew in from Cincinnati. Read more

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July 3, 2025
Traveler Family Gathering - Seattle USA
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- Day 1
- Thursday, July 3, 2025
- ☀️ 19 °C
- Altitude: Sea level
- United States Seattle 47.607545, -122.3432747°36’27” N 122°20’36” W
Arrival, Independence Day, Gum, Aquarium
July 3 in the United States ⋅ ☀️ 19 °C
Vicki and I arrived at SEATAC on separate flight about 90 minutes apart, hers from Orlando and mine from Santa Marta. We met at the luggage carousel, collected her checked bag and then took light rail and an Uber to Ben’s place in the Capital Hill District. There we had a joyful reunion with Maebel and Evan, and of course with Shelby, Travis, and Ben, too.
We kept it local the first few days, visiting downtown Seattle, including the Seattle Aquarium and the city’s icky “Gum Wall”, whose name aptly describes it. Shelby, Maebel and Vicki made a special cake to celebrate America’s independence in July 4th.Read more
GypsyDjangoVery icky
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- Day 7–10
- July 9, 2025 at 7:07 PM - July 12, 2025
- 3 nights
- ☁️ 17 °C
- Altitude: 6 m
- United States Seattle 47.665455, -122.39720247°39’56” N 122°23’50” W
Around Puget Sound With Family
Jul 9–12 in the United States ⋅ ☁️ 17 °C
Once we acclimatized a bit, we rented a 9-passenger van and we started riding the ferries around Puget Sound and visiting friends in Bremerton, where we lived 1991-94. We needed such a large van because Charlie and his steady girlfriend, Marilyn, arrived to make the family gathering complete. In addition to just being together and rekindling friendships, one of the highlights was visiting the salmon ladder at Ballard Locks. In addition, Ben arranged for a professional photographer to do a family photo shoot at Golden Gardens Park on Puget Sound.Read more
GypsyDjangoHow amazing to be with the family ❤️
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TravelerThanks for your note. Yeah, it was wonderful to gather with everyone. We don’t do it often enough.
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TravelerYou guys have certainly been getting around, snd always discovering new ‘undiscovered’ anchorages.
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Trip end
July 11, 2025