X-Mas in Seattle

This year we spent Christmas outside Seattle with my mom’s side of the family. It was our 4th visit to the Pacific Northwest for Christmas since 2000, and as with our previous trips it proved to be a great time.

We flew into Sea-Tac Monday morning and arrived under overcast skies and light rain. After collecting our luggage and picking up the rental car, we drove up to Seattle in order to catch the ferry across the Puget Sound to Bainbridge Island.

Here are some pictures of Seattle taken from the ferry, including downtown, the Space Needle and the stadiums for the Seattle Seahawks and Mariners.












I found the following sign on the ferry funny given that it wasn’t quite ideal conditions to head outside to work on one’s tan.

This year we’re staying in Port Gamble, which is a small town on the northwestern shore of the Kitsap peninsula overlooking the Hood Canal. As can be seen from the picture below, the house is right by the lake and in an ideal spot for some R&R (the house is surrounded by the white picket fence in the background).

The house we’re staying in dates back roughly 100 years, making it a relative youngster in Port gamble given its mid-19th century provenance. My uncle Mike and his family stayed in the adjacent house, which has a similar history and was reportedly haunted (as ultimately confirmed by both my aunt and uncle).

The surrounding area was very nice, with plenty of open space and limited signs of people. Here are some photos of the local cemetery and church, both of which date back to the mid-19th century.