Leaving the Emerald City

Submitted by Don on Sun, 06/22/2008 - 10:30am.

Seattle Skyline

Last night we met up with Cara's mom and dad after their three-day drive up the coast. (That must have been quite a trip—four adults and two children under the age of 5 packed in a van for three days. Fortunately their luggage was following behind with Cara's aunt and her husband.)

Nothing special for dinner, but later, when we were back at our hotel, I walked over to The Cheesecake Factory to get dessert. Nine-thirty in the evening and it's broad daylight! I like that about Seattle, the long daylight hours. It's funny, though: I was expecting rain while we were up here, but we seem to have gotten three of the seven non-rainy days this year.

Cara's partial to rain and I like the green (hence the moniker, the Emerald City), so it wouldn't be hard to get used to Seattle at all. After walking downtown for a couple days, I even think I'd like to live downtown. I guess I say that wherever we go.

It's kinda strange leaving Seattle, because usually we'd be going home after spending two or three days on vacation. Instead, we're on board the Norwegian Pearl for the next leg of our journey: Alaska's Inside Passage.

Your trip up the inside passage

Submitted by Daniel (not verified) on Thu, 06/26/2008 - 10:46am.

Hi Don,

Enjoying your "adventures" on the West Coast. Lived in the area for a while so I'm very familiar with what you're describing.

When you make the stop in Juneau, if the time allows it, you ABSOLUTELY MUST go and eat at the Gold Creek Salmon Bake... if it still exists. Took my parents there a few years back (when I was living in Whitehorse), and though my mom has traveled the world, she still says that that was the best salmon she ever had. Ever!

Hope you get a chance to go there. It's in a beautiful setting, about 3-4 miles out of town, and a school bus takes you there.

Awesome!

Salmon bake still there

Submitted by Don on Fri, 06/27/2008 - 5:05pm.

Hey, Daniel! Unfortunately (and this is the only complaint I have about the ports of call), we were only in Juneau from 2pm to 9:30pm, so our time was very limited. My wife didn't get to do any shopping she had planned and do her excursion, too.

The Gold Creek Salmon Bake is still available, though, and maybe we'll get to try it on a return trip. Thanks for the recommendation!