sunny in seattle

It is sunny and 80 here in Seattle, not what I expected, but pleasant! We arrived yesterday afternoon--two hours late and after a very rough flight--in Seattle. After a little rest we headed out for dinner. Today we went to the Space Needle and rode the Gray Line tourbus around the city. It was not as much as we would have liked to do, but Sean is feeling beat and we are now both battling colds. Anyway, Seattle is a lovely city, lots to do, great views. But, it is funny how the more places you've been the more places seem the same. As we were in the cab on the way to the hotel yesterday I thought...hmmm, this looks a lot like Chicago, and Baltimore! Oh well, it is nice to be able to add a pin to the map of places I've been. Tomorrow we board the ship a few blocks from our hotel at 1pm and leave Seattle at 5pm. We are so excited to head to Alaska. We should reach Juneau on Saturday afternoon, which is our first stop.

Well, we hope that everyone at home is doing well and coping with the heat! Hope it cools down a bit before we get back to MD! See you all soon!