Pitter-patter Seattle

A couple of weeks back, we went to Seattle for a small break. It was beautiful and it reminded me of some mountain getaways back in India, where you would find whole townships built around lakes. The greenery, the rain forests and water all over – it was very nice. The first two days made me wonder why we were not staying there, and the last day made me realize why. It poured cats and dogs, and the heavens cried! Before this trip, I had been cribbing often about the lack of rains in San Diego and missing rainy days which made me curl my feet up on the couch with a good book and some good tea. But I saw enough rain to wash my cribbing away. Traffic was stuck everywhere and we couldn’t do much. We stepped out in the rain and I enjoyed getting wet. I was so glad that we were sitting in a rental car after that, and not in one of our own 😀 (I know, I know…)

We went to Olympic National Park one day, but couldn’t make it to Hoh Rain Forest for lack of time, but went to Hurricane Ridge and hiked near Marymere Falls. I was kicked about being on a ferry with our car on it et al. We really wanted to go to San Juan Islands, but realized that they have started spot checks for immigration papers, and we were not carrying ours at that time. The prettiest of all however, was Mt Rainier. With meadows and a snow-clad mountain, though it was raining and the hike was steep, it was worth it all. It was one of the most beautiful hikes I have done.

Also deer are plenty in Seattle, we saw so many all over the place. If Califor>nia is the bear country (we don’t see any though!), Seattle surely bags the deer!

All in all, Seattle was great…a pretty place to visit. I probably would not want to live there, coz of the rains. I already have a tough time waking up, and with a gray sky outside, I would be cozy in bed till 10 every morning!

We will probably stop by another time and visit San Juan Islands, and club it with a trip to Canada. Till then, this is what I will remember Seattle with…

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