a sunny Sunday on Lake Union

 Emily asked a few weeks ago if I could pick her up at the airport on Sunday. It was the perfect excuse to spend a sunny day neighborhood-hopping in the Emerald city.

Our first stop was the Center for Wooden Boats, where we snagged a beautiful little lapstrake skiff and rowed up wind onto Lake Union.

Skillfully maneuvering us out of the harbor

Coasting back to town with a tail wind

It is really  a different way of seeing Seattle, rowing on the lake. The SLU skyline is growing constantly, with Bezos and Allen scrambling to build infrastructure for their Amazon and real estate empires. As we rowed, we  were buzzed by sea planes, waked by tour boats and Bayliners, and passed by yachts  and kayakers. 

 Next door to the CWB is the new Museum of History and Industry. We wandered through bits of  Seattle history, from the B1 flying plane (below) to the newest Amazon and Microsoft products. After purchasing our ticket, we were able to come and go as we pleased for the rest of the day.

 Somewhere between WWII and the end of  the Prohibition, we  wandered across Mercer street and re-fueled at Blue Moon Burgers (Berliner Döner was closed again!). Marcus may have found his new favorite: 2 patties, slices of thick-cut bacon, red onions, 4 slices of cheddar, and a  bit of peanut butter (who knew!?). When we got back to MOHAI, we wandered up to a sort of "crow's nest" overlooking the Lake.

 The weather was so beautiful that when they finally kicked us out of the museum at 5,  we decided to re-trace our  rowing steps and walk  along the lake.

House boats

Aurora Bridge

We ended up going farther than we expected!  After the Freemont drawbridge was lowered, we crossed into that neighborhood. Only remnants of the weekly street market were left, so we stopped at PCC for refreshment and finally turned towards home.

Don't step on a crack!