Boat, bus, foot, monorail and elevators

 We walked on the ferry from Bainbridge Island, and then walked the 12 blocks to the Monorail which took 90 seconds to get to our destination. What a great day with good friends.                                            The backdrop is the space needle in gray mist, Chihuly glass adds the color with thousands of delicate "flowers".

 At the base of Seattle's iconic Space Needle is the Chihuly Glass Gardens, an eighth wonder of the world.

 Seemingly impossible colors and shapes and an amazing vision of one very gifted man.

 With Bill and Marilyn Register; lunch in the sky, rotating 360 degrees every hour.

 Yeah, way up there. Please God, not today.
We were here about 30 years ago, it is always breathtaking.

Wowie! The Wagyu burger is named after Washington States version of Kobe beef. Topped with a grilled onion and bacon jam and two kinds of cheddar cheese. This was five stars good.

Gettin' down and gettin' funky

Our good friends Bill and Marilyn have joined us here in Chimacum, Wa.. Their favorite band happened to be playing at the Port Townsend Brewery. Now you must understand, this brewery is very small (1/4 acre), and the back yard has grass (not exactly Busch Gardens). There is an assemblage of plastic chairs of differing colors, outdoor heaters, umbrellas and little tables making for a "let your hair down" atmosphere. There were several gals that filed the little dance platform, they added to the music and had everyone movin' to the beat.

The band Deadwood Revival was from Port Angeles, about 35 miles away. They were fantastic, a cross between folk and 70's rock with a lot of improvisation. The lead played banjo, acoustic and electric guitar good enough to run with the big dogs. They currently have three albums, check them out.

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www.deadwoodrevival.com/

 We said farewell to our friends from our home base at Del Web Festival, Buckeye, Arizona. It is about 115 degrees there now so they will take their time getting there.

What if?

It’s been said that a boat is a hole in the water that you throw money into, our friend Greg Melde claims his airplane is a giant vacuum that sucks up money.

Greg took us flying, what a thrill to see this area spread out like a map in real living color. There is more shore line than I had imagined, that is something you can’t see all of from a highway, it got me to thinking about our house on Puget Sound that we foolishly sold oh so many years ago. It also got me to wondering how different life would have been had we not moved from Port Orchard, Washington to Carmichael, California.  You can’t live your life on “What if”’s but I will always wonder.

Our home is in Arizona, the harsh environment of the desert with its bristles, thorns and tumbleweeds is in stark contrast with the blue water surrounding lush green foliage, polka dotted with the vibrant color of flowers with a backdrop of snow covered mountain peaks. Yes, it is said that the desert has its own kind of beauty, but it also has a ton of ugly thrown in.