Wednesday 24 February
A much cooler day in lovely Seattle, but an unexpectedly eventful afternoon. As Christine took her first mouthful of the baby spinach salad she had ordered for lunch she was horrified to find a tooth in it. She spat it out in disgust and then was even more horrified to find it was in fact her own tooth. So the afternoon plans were detoured to Simply Dental in downtown Seattle. We had hoped for a supa-glue remedy but alas no. The tooth is now in a plastic bag and the remainder filed off. Only $60 though, so that was a nice surprise.

Prior to lunch we took a stroll through the fish markets which revealed a fish unknown to either of us. Here it is. Does anyone recognise this?

It’s a monkfish. Of course, the fishmonger had a string secreted to its tail and hidden under the ice on which it was lying. Just as I got up close and personal to take a photo the fish lurched at me. They heard the scream blocks away!

Over the past week in our arctic conditions, Cherrie has been experimenting with the several pairs of gloves she bought with her and has unequivocally decided that the pair she bought in Peru in 1979 are by far the warmest. Something to be said for hoarding after all! Vix and Ming, this photo is for you.

We posted a 10lb box home today containing our arctic clothes which are too bulky to carry around. The Peruvian gloves stayed with Cherrie.

Walked past cute ducks on the harbour foreshore…this really is a most liveable city

And a great window display in Ermenegildo Zegna store which took Cherrie’s fancy as these are seed suppliers she uses to grow our yummy veges at Quamby. We were too underdressed to go into the store!

We capped off our delightful Seattle stay with dinner at Aqua, on the harbour. A gorgeous bottle of 2012 Zinfandel from Storybook Mountain Vineyard in the Mayacamas Rangers of the Napa. A lovely wine. Why is Zinfandel not grown in Australia? Marg?
Early start tomorrow with a 7am check in to the Victoria Clipper and a 3 hour ‘cruise’ to Victoria on Vancouver Island. Pity CD gets sea sick.