W/E = Seattle
5:59 on Friday there were no such thing as weekend plans for Aaron… But 6 o’clock rolled around and my mind was set on tripping up to Seattle. I kicked it with my pal Audi Drury, and he showed me all the city had to offer… Soccer games, fish markets, locks on the river, and bear sized dogs – check it!:
Pikes Place was the first stop... insane market, open every day, all year... if you're in Seattle this is the spot for...
Fish!
Veggies!
and suuuuper hot peppers...
Audi took me to check out the Locks - I've cruised through some locks in my day, but these things always impress me - Regardless of the tide, there's a big difference in water level from the Ocean and Seattle's freshwater port due to man made damming.. There was a pretty dramatic difference when we were there - leaving this boat in the Argosy fleet (called "Seattle Good Times III) about 18 feet below the water level in the harbor when returning to port...
No worries though... pull'er in, close the locks, let gravity pump in the freshwater from the harbor side and Kabaaam, this vessel is on its way... Good solution to the damn dam issue...
Underwater however, another issue remains... Salmon swimming up-stream to lay their eggs can't cruise through the dam, and the locks are not suited for this problem... Man made fish ladders allow the Salmon a means of carrying out their business. This setup let people see the fish up close and personal as they move through the concrete replacement to natural rapids... I don't know too much about this situation but something tells me that the Salmon kinda got a raw deal here...
Seattle Sounders game was up next...
Qwest Field contains about 50,000 seats surrounding the "X-Box 360 Pitch" - which is a fancy name for a good old fashioned soccer field...
Audi was stoked to score some tickets to the game - heck yeah!
The game was crazy, the fans were sooo crazy! Everyone stood the whole time while yelling and screaming profanities for the majority of the match... high energy would be an understatement, and in the final minutes of the game the sounders dropped in for a winning goal - the crowd went wild (photos above...)!
Seattle has a flippin' awesome sculpture park... there's babies learning to walk everywhere you look in this town! Crazy!
They've also got a Space Needle!
Wouldn't be a trip to Seattle without seeing my main man moose! He's lost 30 pounds but he's still flippin' huge!
Let sleeping dogs lie, just let 'em lie - they never tell the truth anyway... -TB.... Moose and Sophie sleep the afternoons away...
Wicked sweet trip to Seattle – big thanks to Audi and his crew!
Until next time -
A
