Seattle

 Rialto beach on the Olympic Peninsula. It was a bit of a drive and involved a ferry ride but very worth it. Rialto is a great, wild looking beach. Huge trees everywhere and islands just off the coast. Brady and Kristi even found some tide pools. 

 Love this shot

 The best Beach cookout ever!

 Everything was so good. i cooked up some clams we had bought at pikes market. Mom and Dawn Cooked shrimp and roasted garlic over the campfire. We had a nice selection of cheese (Humboldt Fog, Fromager d'Affinois, and some good cheddar.) Mom picked up some good spreads, chips, bread and fresh mozzarella at DeLaurenti and we had some ham, Salami from Salumi and a couple other items. I'm really amazed how good everything was.

 Kids having fun looking for shells

 Old Man of the Woods

 Everything is so green and lush. This area gets the most rainfall in the United States.

 The whole crew

 We took in the King Tut exhibit at the Pacific Science Center. Supposedly this is the last time Egypt is going to let these artifacts leave their country. It was really something to see. So much history and most of the artifacts look almost new.

 Lunch at Ivers. Michael is a clam eating machine. He sucked down one of my oysters too.

 There was a folk life festival going on outside the science center. Brady and Kristi tried some Kenyan food. It looked so good i had to get one. I think it was called samosa.

 Pikes Market is so fun to browse through.

 This is where Andrew Zimmern tried the Filipino soup in Pikes Market. The lady that owns the booth and served Zimmern was super nice.

 This is the soup (Salmon Sinigang) Its made from salmon collars and has a slightly sour flavor. I loved it.

Dawn eating some awesome fried shrimp at the market.

Our semi annual trip to Seattle is always a blast. So much good food and tons to do. We had sushi at our favorite sushi restaurant, some good seafood and a killer beach cookout. Embassy Suits was nice as always(you cant beat the free breakfast). The last night we switched to the Doubletree. I think I like it better. Might have to stay there next time. We found a really good Vietnamese restraunt in the mall by our hotel. Probably the best Pho I'v had.  I can't wait to do it all again!