Taking Lake over to West Seattle provided him with an overview of his hometown in a way that brings perspective, different than can be gained by looking up from the ground below. 

We had a quintessentially Seattle summer sunny Sunday. We walked to the University of Washington Link light rail station, rode the light rail to Pioneer Square station, walked around PIO for a while enjoying the scene and the heaps of Sounders fans, took the water taxi to Alki, ate at Marination, walked the Alki waterfront boulevard, watched some beach volleyball and returned home by reversing the journey. Add a Baby Björn, a Cedars Indian takeaway dinner at home with friends, some coordinating plaids, and eight miles on foot, and you’ve got our day covered.

Here’s where we got our walk on…

Oh, yeah, and we voted!