Pacific Science Center

Want to go to another world? Want to take the bus or at least spend only 15 minutes driving there? OK, try the Pacific Science Center in Seattle Center. From our home in Shoreline it only took us 15 minutes on a bright sunny Sunday afternoon. Our family likes to join because with a family membership card we can feel quite comfortable stopping by three times a week, or for only an hour when we get a chance, without having to stay for hours and exhaust ourselves. There are so many great things to see and do that we could go back every day for a week and it would still be Fun!!

This time we tried the Simulator, and it was worth it...at the last minute I got myself a ticket as well as Daniel and his friend. For a five minute ride, we were flying through space on skittery tracks, plunging into the void and somehow managing to land intact...a breathtaking journey. There are all kinds of simulations to choose from, or you can piggyback on one someone already chose. Next time I want to try the one about water!

Daniel always likes to go to the dinosaur room...when we had the fossil exhibit here, just over, he spent hours dusting sand off the dinosaur eggs in the anthropology simulation. The insect pavilion is great too, and going into the butterfly room is usually the highlight of my visit. They are so fragile and so delightful! But we never miss visiting the touchable tide pool and the naked mole rat colony. Of course, the Imax theater is great when you have time, a huge screen and 3-d glasses! When we saw the dinosaur Imax movie, it was as much as I could do not to run away screaming.

Don't forget a picnic or at least snacks so you can sit out in the courtyard, or walk about a minute to Seattle Center House and enjoy the good coffee and food court. Or go up to the coffee shop in the Science Center and take a rest there, before investing $1 in paper to make swinging pendulum drawings down below.

Edy Kizaki, Realtor

24 Hour Vacation to Port Townsend

Larry and I took 24 hours and embarked on a little trip for a weekend getaway to Port Townsend. We began with a ferry ride at Edmonds to Kingston, and then took Hwy 104 all the way across the Hood Canal stopping at Port Gamble to antique and be tourists. We stopped at the sea shell museum and general store–and took some pics. We wandered through a gift shop and antique store on the street right next to the water, and then drove on to Port Hadlock. There we dropped into the Ajax Cafe where we arrived just in time to not need a reservation! What a great place for people watching! We enjoyed live music, guitar and clarinet and flute on a stage just big enough–they were having fun! The decor is eclectic, none of the dishes matched, there were movie posters, black and white photos of celebrities, costumes, tons of hats hanging on the walls, lots to look at. The food was brilliant–and then as the evening went on, more and more folks tried on hats. Larry found a wig and a tie that transformed him into a People started taking photos of each other–complete strangers were playing with each other–it was brilliant fun!

Larry really looks like this every day. NOT!

We ended up in a B&B in Port Townsend, F.W. Hastings House, Old Consulate Inn, relaxing, and with a 7 c ourse breakfast in the morning. Lots of antiquing in the morning and good coffee and gift shops all around.

Lynette Hensley - Associate Broker