Webb Family Blog

We have been planning a “big” vacation for quite some time, and it has finally come about. Our vacation begins by a flight to Seattle, Washington. I have never been to Seattle, nor the State of Washington. The trip begins and ends in Seattle, but is primarily a cruise to Alaska; somewhere else I’ve never been. Yesterday was the beginning of our trip. Our flight was aboard Alaska Airlines from Sacramento to SeaTac International. Our flight departed at 7 am, but prior to departure, Kellie and I upgraded to First Class; my first experience with First Class. We were the first to board the plane and we sat in the first row. Prior to departure, our attendant asked us what we’d like to drink and if we wanted the standard yogurt and bear claw (breakfast pastry). In my seat, I had plenty of leg room while our two seats occupied the side-to-side space of 3 coach seats with a moderate sized divider. Once airborne, our attendant brought us our yogurt and warmed bear claw; I had never seen such a large bear claw… at least 1 foot long! He refilled my drink several times throughout the flight. We flew past several mountain peaks, such as Mt. Shasta in California, Crater Lake, Mt. Bachelor and his Three Sisters, as well as Mt. Hood in Oregon, and several peaks in Washington, such as Mt. St. Helens, which is still quite an obviously active volcano. We landed at SeaTac, picked up our luggage and took the shuttle to Enterprise Rent-A-Car.

After we picked up the rental, we left our luggage at our hotel, the Best Western Airport Executel, and headed up to downtown Seattle. We went to the famous Pike Place Public Market and strolled around. I used my brand new video camera to record some of the sights… I muted the audio, as it was quite distracting.

It was very busy in the market place because there were many events going on, including the Inaugural Rock & Roll Seattle Marathon. The market place is home to many famous shops, such as Beecher’s Cheese, Piroshky Piroshky Bakery, and the original Starbuck’s Cafe.

We are now about to return the rental and head back to the airport to meet up with my sister Vicki and her family, as well as my brother Richard. After leaving our luggage at the pier, we will be heading for the underground tour of Seattle before boarding the Star Princess.