Sunday, June 27 a day in Seattle

Jeff and Rosario were doing a remodel of one of their apartments and had been camping amidst all the furniture they had taken out of it.

A neighbor, Sheri, had graciously offered another apartment on the ground floor for me to stay.

The sun coming in the window woke me up early and I took advantage of this to write a few chapters of the blog, that had been delayed since West Yellowstone.

Rosario had prepared some very, very strong coffee, presumably to make sure everybody was wide awake and ready to go sightseeing.

We were planning to drive around the city and take some pictures, but today happened to be the annual gay parade, a hilarious affair with thousands of participants and spectators.

Even the trees were decorated!

The center was completely blocked, and we lost quite some time before we reached Jeff’s Golf Club, where another event was taking place, with golfers dressing up like in the 20s.

We managed to visit an Apple store and admired the Ipad. Definitely useful in Guatemala to download books that otherwise cannot be acquired.

Sheri was waiting for us in the club and we sat down to a light lunch in the lounge. We had a great time talking about the different countries we had visited and the ride.

I was impressed by the club which was built in the 20s. It has a beautiful design and is very well kept. Contrary to Guatemala, many golfers walk the course and caddies are seldom used.

After lunch we returned home and I wrote some more in the blog.

Jeff had made reservations at Nishino, an upscale but casual sushi place in town.

We shared a number of different plates, kaiseki style, one more delicious than the other and had a great time. The food was just as fresh as in Japan and we remembered the good times we had in that country.

Thanks to my friends, my stay in Seattle was wonderful. The view over the lake from their building is exquisite and the neighborhood very beautiful.

Thank you, Rosario, Sheri and Jeff, you made the day very special!