Farwell To Seattle

Farewell to Seattle (again!)
What a great day we had today.  Had a light breakfast of melon and cereal by the pool and then, after clearing immigration, we disembarked for a wander round Seatlle.  We headed for the Space Needle along broad tree-lined streets past some of Seattle's many coffee shops.  The trip on the external elevators took just seconds and then we had a 360 degree view of the city and the harbour from 520 feet up in the air.  The needle had been built in 1962 as part of Seattle's hosting of the World's Fair and remains as a tourist attraction just like the Eiffel Tower in Paris.
Back at ground level we meandered back down to the waterfront and visited Pikes Place Market - a wonderful concoction of stalls and shops selling mainly fresh seafood, fresh fruit and veg, flowers and souvenirs.

We had a coffee and then headed back to the ship where we flashed our "in transit" passes and bypassed everyone else waiting to board.  A lunch was available for those passengers who, like us, were doing back to back cruises so we went up to the Trellis Restaurant and were served a delicious 3 course meal along with the dozen or so others who had stayed with the ship.  Made us feel like VIPs for an hour or so.
And shortly after that we set sail, leaving Seattle behind for the 2nd time in as many weeks - this sail away was in better weather though and we could see the huge Mount Rainier lying behind the skyline of the city as we cruised in to the Puget Sound.  Due to the way the land lies we had to sail North for a bit before eventually changing course and at last heading for the South and the second part of our trip.