1st Stop

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1st Stop

 North America » United States » Washington » Seattle By sabbytravelers
April 20th 2007 Our train loop allows travelers to get off 3 times in a trip. Our first stop was Seattle where we visited Pike Place, toured the underground and walked a lot! We also rented a car and drove north to the San Juan Islands for 2 days. It was extraordinarily similar to Maine with spectacular views in every direction. The cottage we rented was just 40 feet from the water and overlooked a tranquil little island, with British Columbia off on the horizon. Before leaving the mainland we passed through one of the world's largest tulip growing regions. While many fields had been plowed under, the "tulip town" fields were still ablaze. It was quite an experience!

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Pike Place Doesn't Sell Just Fish
the flower stalls were a blaze with color

Pike Place Fish Vendor
one can't visit Seattle without a visit to Pike Place Market

Pike Place
and the fish so fresh they looked as if they might swim away from the ice beds

Mt. Vernon, WA
acres and acres of tulips - more than in Holland, although many fields had been turned over

And Then
there were more tulips....

Are we in Maine?
don't think so, since that's British Columbia on the horizon

We Make Good Pets
everyone should have an Alpacas farm nearby!

Cormorant
drying his wings, just like the ones in Maine! We are missing Maine, that's for sure! But this place is pretty special too.

Perfect Perch
a heron on top of a wire over the Chittendon Locks, just north of Seattle.