SEATTLE HOP HOP HOP #3

  WE STAYED ON BASE FRIDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHTS
AT THE EVERGREEN INN

SUNDAY, APRIL 27TH

BREAKFAST AT THE MC CHORD GOLF COURSE RESTAURANT

 IT WAS RAINING ON SUNDAY, BUT THERE WERE

STILL SOME DIE HARDS OUT THERE GOLFING

 I LOVED THEIR PINE TREES, THEY WERE SO WISPY

 WE HAD TIME BEFORE OUT FLIGHT BACK HOME SO WE VISITED

FORT LEWIS WHICH IS NEXT DOOR TO MC CHORD

 THE TREES, ROCKS AND SIGNS WERE ALL COVERED WITH

GORGEOUS GREEN MOSS

WASHINGTON STATE HAS A VARIETY OF BEAUTIFUL GREEN

COLORS TO GO WITH THE VIBRANT COLORS  OF FLOWERS

 MC CHORDS TERMINAL

WHERE WE WILL CATCH OUR FLIGHT HOME

SUNDAY NIGHT

WE ARE HOME AND IT IS RAINING HERE TOO!

coming out of the belly of the plane/how awesome is that!

SEATTLE HOP HOP HOP #2

SATURDAY, APRIL 26th

LOCKS CRUISE

Taking pictures of the Seattle Skyline

PUGET SOUND - SEA WATER

HUGE BARGE WITH LARGE TRAIN CARS STACKED HIGH

 

 

GOING INTO THE LOCKS/FROM SEA WATER TO FRESH WATER

FRONT OF THE LOCKS

THE WATER IS RISING AND THE BOAT IS LIFTING TO THE LAKE LEVEL

 

THE BACK AND FRONT ARE NOW CLOSED

THE BACK WILL STAY CLOSED AND THE FRONT WILL

OPEN FOR US TO ENTER THE LAKE

BACK OF THE LOCKS

UNION LAKE
TONS OF TUG BOAT COMPANIES

BEAUTIFUL PARKS

WE PASSED A COUPLE OF DRAW BRIDGES

  THERE WERE A LOT OF HOUSE BOATS ALONG THE LAKE

 

THIS HOME WAS USED FOR THE "SLEEPLESS IN SEATTLE" MOVIE

Middle of picture

   

  WE SAW A LOT OF SEA PLANES

SEATTLE SKYLINE FROM THE LAKE SIDE

THEY DROVE US BACK TO THE PIER, WHILE IN THE BUS I

TOOK A PICTURE OF THE SPACE NEEDLE

ORIGINALLY THE LARGEST BUILDING IN SEATTLE

THE SMITH AND WESSON/CORONA TYPE WRITER BLDG

SEATTLE HOP HOP HOP

FRIDAY NIGHT, APRIL 25, 2014

 FLYING TO MC CHORD AFB ON A C17

My first time flying on a Military flight!

 

 

 

 

SATURDAY, APRIL 26, 2014 

 PASSING TACOMA WASHINGTON

ON OUR WAY TO SEATTLE

 

  SITTING AT THE FOUNTAIN CLOSE TO WHERE PIKES FARMERS MARKET

  PIKES PIER

FARMERS MARKET

 

  HEADING BACK DOWN TO THE PIER FOR SOME LUNCH AND A CRUISE

 

 OUTSIDE OF THE RESTAURANT