Saturday evening we split up. Danita had signed up for the neighborhood crab party. It was all you can eat steamed crabs for $20, which is a very good deal. She ended up eating with our next door neighbor. I’m OK with crabs, but I don’t find them to be all that special. I had decided not to go to the crab party. So I represented us at a dinner with Circle. Danita even made our desert. I thought you might enjoy seeing this picture of us.

Our flight Sunday was unremarkable, which is a very good thing. We arrived at our hotel at 1 pm local time. The Fairmont is very nice. It’s not worth what they charge. But we got the room as part of our cruise, paying just the taxes. It amazes me that less expensive rooms included free breakfast, free coffee, free snacks in the evening, and free internet. Expensive hotels charge to check you into the room (the bellman tip). Unfortunately, I “didn’t understand” the system and “accidentally” took our suitcases up to the room. I felt I coup when I scored a free map of downtown and a free paper this morning.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

We visited the famous food and flower market. We experienced a lot of good energy and a funky vibe. The market’s fame is well deserved. And yes, we saw the “flying fish” stall, which had a good quantity of excellent-looking, very large crabs. We also saw the first Starbucks. The market was well populated but not crowded. But there was a long line outside the original Starbucks. I never felt their coffee was a particular bargain. We managed to survive the afternoon without a sample of that shop’s drinks.

 

As you can tell from the pictures, the highlight of our day is certainly the Chihuly glass exhibit. This is a permanent display of Chihuly’s art, located at the base of the Space Needle.

 

 

 

 

 

 

For dinner, we went to a restaurant just a few blocks from our hotel. We had a small pizza and a pasta dish with sausage, bacon, and a zesty white sauce. The pizza was the best we have had in many years. The pasta dish was the best pasta we have ever had.

 

 

The day was a total delight. We leave the hotel at 11 am Monday for our transfer to the ship.