Kayaking Lake Union, Portage Bay & Union Bay

on the saturday of november 10th, andrea and i decided to give this kayaking thing one more try. if you will remember from this past summer, we almost died...literally, on the snake river. we decided that lake union, portage bay, and union bay would be the perfect baby-step to get us back into the sport in which we love. all ended well...this time!

put-in at the public boat launch on lake union.

paddling by gas works park.

the whole afternoon i was treated to float planes

taking-off and landing close by.

feels like i'm flipping through my dad's books.

for dad - fremont tug company

andrea made a few friends along the way!

on approach to the lake washington ship canal.

this is where UW Crew races start and end...
and they let the competition know it!

from union bay, i present: huskie stadium.
how freaking cool is this?! this is my type of football.
forget the game...lets watch the boats go through the canal!

stunning!

after navigating the rough waters of the shipping canal, we thought it was time for some pizza and beer. we got sidetracked on the way and found the epitome of seattle. i present to you:

the fremont troll!
yes, that is a full size vw beetle in the monster's grasp!
Here it is Mom K!

the brooke troll.

the andrea troll.

the day ended well as we grabbed grub at zeek's pizza [read: west coast deweys] and looked out the window at the space needle.