We arrived in the Seattle, WA area last Sunday. We are at another Thousand Trails campground, so there is no charge to stay. Unfortunately there are a lot of trees at this campground so we are unable to get satellite TV. Also, there is no cable TV available, and no stations come in on the antenna. Talk about roughing it. The only thing we can watch is programs I have previously recorded on my DVR. After watching the same program several times, Judge Judy is starting to look pretty hot.
While in the area we visited my 2 nephews Greg and Mike, Mike’s wife Cheryl, and their perfect angel daughter Freya. Yesterday we took a tour of the Seattle underground. In the 1800's Seattle didn’t have a very good plumbing system because they were so close to sea level. Then good fortune struck. In the late 1800's a fire destroyed the whole downtown. They took the opportunity to rebuild the downtown at a higher level. So what was the first floor is now the basement of the buildings, and the original second floor is at street level. They give tours of the underground level and give a history of the town. The last picture shows glass tiles on the sidewalk that let light into the underground. When the gold rush started in Alaska, most people got their supplies in Seattle. As a result of this influx people traveling through the city, 10% of the 25,000 in population was made up of prostitutes. To make the religious people happy, they called these women seamstresses. In the museum there is a picture of one of these seamstresses, Madam Lou Graham. I wonder if we are related.
Today we cross the Canadian border to head towards Alaska. We gave away most of our liquor so as not to have any issues at the border. Washington is known as the evergreen state. That’s another way of saying they get a butt load of rain. With rainy days, no TV, and no liquor, Nan and I just walk around with smiles on our face and constantly hug each other.
While in the area we visited my 2 nephews Greg and Mike, Mike’s wife Cheryl, and their perfect angel daughter Freya. Yesterday we took a tour of the Seattle underground. In the 1800's Seattle didn’t have a very good plumbing system because they were so close to sea level. Then good fortune struck. In the late 1800's a fire destroyed the whole downtown. They took the opportunity to rebuild the downtown at a higher level. So what was the first floor is now the basement of the buildings, and the original second floor is at street level. They give tours of the underground level and give a history of the town. The last picture shows glass tiles on the sidewalk that let light into the underground. When the gold rush started in Alaska, most people got their supplies in Seattle. As a result of this influx people traveling through the city, 10% of the 25,000 in population was made up of prostitutes. To make the religious people happy, they called these women seamstresses. In the museum there is a picture of one of these seamstresses, Madam Lou Graham. I wonder if we are related.
Today we cross the Canadian border to head towards Alaska. We gave away most of our liquor so as not to have any issues at the border. Washington is known as the evergreen state. That’s another way of saying they get a butt load of rain. With rainy days, no TV, and no liquor, Nan and I just walk around with smiles on our face and constantly hug each other.
