Monthly Archives: July 2016

The Great Pacific Northwest Adventure, Day 9

Breakfast was at Skillet, by far the most hipster place we have gone so far.  I ordered the Disassembled Corned Beef Hash.  It was perfectly cooked corned beef, roasted onions and fingerling potatoes with two eggs over easy on top.  … Continue reading

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The Great Pacific Northwest Adventure, Day 8

The day started off with an early alarm clock…  Followed by a few snoozes.  I finally rolled myself out of bed to a toasting hot coffee and an egg and avacado sandwich to watch Le Tour.  It was a time … Continue reading

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The Great Pacific Northwest Adventure, Day 7

It was another glorious morning of sleeping in- ahhhh vacation.  Lib and I then headed to another Seattle staple, Starbucks, for v-lattes and chonga bagels with cream cheese.  We picked up Baker and made the hour drive to Maple Valley … Continue reading

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The Great Pacific Northwest Adventure, Day 6

Lib and I headed to her favorite breakfast and coffee spot, Essential Bakery.  The vanilla lattes were a perfect combination of vanilla sweetness contrasted with a slight bitter taste of the coffee.  Anyone who knows me knows that I love … Continue reading

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The Great Pacific Northwest Adventure, Day 5

Lib has been suffering what we call in medical lingo, an ouchy back.  Today was primarily the rest day of the vacation.  Lib had several appointments and errands scheduled and was in no shape to be driving.  Steven was working, … Continue reading

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The Great Pacific Northwest Adventure, Day 4

I slept in late, it is vacation after all!  Then I parked myself on the couch to watch Le Tour.  Lib and I ate lunch at the hipster hot spot Homegrown.  Everything is locally sourced and there is no waste- … Continue reading

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The Great Pacific Northwest Adventure, Day 3

Tamara and I came up with the brilliant idea that we would get a very early start to the day since I had a long drive back to Seattle.  It was raining hard when we got up for breakfast and … Continue reading

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The Great Pacific Northwest Adventure, Day 2

Around two in the morning, nature called.  It was raining hard as I climbed out of the tent and threw my shoes on.  Somewhere while looking for the port-o-pots I decided that I should book more luxurious vacations.  It was … Continue reading

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The Great Pacific Northwest Adventure, Day 1

As per the usual, leaving for vacation happened in what can only be described as a cloud of hen shit.  It involved a post call stupor, rapid packing, and little sleep- the rest is details but safe to say I … Continue reading

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