A Seattling We Will Go

Beautiful Kerry Park Overlook in Queen Anne.  

Haha, only in the name of geocaching will one trek from Chinatown, all the way to Queen Anne, while toting a two year old in and out of a stroller, up and down Seattle streets. 

Appropriately named, we started the "Seattle Tour" bright and early by taking the bus to the International District. The Seattle tour is another variant of geocaching where the cacher looks for prominent Seattle icons. There is a "code word" to find at each location to claim the "smiley face" icon, indicating that the landmark is found.  We had a ton of fun!

Our icons for the day, plus a couple. If you map the Northern most icon to the Southern most icon, it's route is calculated at 3.1 miles. Add the to and from of all the other icons and that's a lot of city walking. 

At the Dragon Gate in the International District (look at those big feet!) Not so happy after missing a bubble and falling at Story time at the Seattle Public Library. Storytime was an added bonus we stumbled into while claiming a smiley face, win-win!

SAM, Seattle Art Museum. Not hard finding the "big man with a hammer." Not hard finding the "code" numbers either. 

At the Market, at the Market, to buy a... fat piece of salmon "candy." Gum Wall is really that gross! Gum Wall is actually part of the "Quirky Seattle Tour" we were also tagging onto today.  

Pyper's Market Pictures.  

Miner's Landing at the pier was fun, unless you are a crab in a pot today. 

Fell asleep watching a train pass by on the way to the Olympic Sculpture Park. Nap time continued into The Center House at Seattle Center, while I tried to find a quiet corner to rest.  Back up and ready to splash in a kiddy pool as we exit the grounds. 

Making friends everywhere, not afraid to pose in someone else's photo. At the Changing Forms sculpture at Kerry Park. 

The two bus rides home took a liitle over an hour during rush hour, but got us back home in time for a neighborhood BBQ. There was music too. Yup she still had the energy to rock on. 

Pyper and Pa Pa enjoying a hotdog together and Pyper showing off her moves. 

All in a good day of play!!! Sleep little one sleep.