Hashtag Heroes Take the PNW: Bellingham and Seattle

The second half of our adventures in the Pacific Northwest.

May 22, 2016 - Day Three: Bellingham
Sunday was kept simple. Kate showed us around Bellingham briefly before we went to church. Afterward we had lunch and then did some exploring of Bellingham. We went to the beach and checked out a cool waterfall and bridge.

 Some friends who also lived in Kansas (and are from Bellingham) were in town visiting, and since it coincided with our trip they came over for dinner. It was a mini-Kansas reunion in Washington. We stayed up late playing games (it was just like old times, except we were missing game-playing stalwart Will Bishop).

Monday morning we left Bellingham and headed south to Seattle. We first stopped at Deception Pass to check out the beach. With its huge black rocks and pieces of wood, Kate refers to it as a "Washington" beach. We rode a ferry before making our way to Seattle for a helicopter tour.

 

 Yes, we did a short helicopter tour and it was amazing!

Before heading to downtown we made a pit stop at the Fremont Bridge Troll, because if you are going to visit Seattle you need to see it at least once.

We then made our way to downtown Seattle. I LOVE cities. It felt fantastic to be in one. Don't get me wrong, I also love nature and I loved being in the mountains. But I feel alive when I'm in a big city, surrounded by tall buildings and people and rushing cars and passing buses and people on bikes.

We had lunch at Dick's, which is a famous/well-known Seattle hamburger place. It reminded me of Crown Burgers in downtown SLC when we walked in. If you ever go, please know that they only take cash and they do not take special orders. However, the food and milkshake was still delicious.

We then headed to Pike's Place. Which is every bit as awesome as you might imagine it to be. We stood around with all the other tourists to catch a fish toss (which we eventually did), then perused the marketplace. It's a beautiful place full of colors and smells. We walked along the pier and had dinner at Ivar's, another famous Seattle location, for fish and chips. If you eat outside by the water you can feed fries to the seagulls. They can be tossed at them, but it's much more fun to stand with a fry in your hand and hold it above your head so a seagull can fly by and snatch it away. Jess and I both did that.

Next it was a train ride to CenturyLink Field to catch a Mariners vs. A's game. It's a beautiful stadium with a fantastic view of downtown.

 

Then we headed to Kate's parent's home, where we slept before each heading home the next day. But not before planning on our next adventure. #FourCornersOfTheUSAPartTwo