For a more detailed report, see Eriko’s blog.
On Saturday, we rode the Spirit of Washington Dinner Train, but at lunch time.
The food was good, the company was a bit different (an older lesbian couple),
and the few wasn’t bad (we were on the east side of the train when the view
of the lake was on the west side). Columbia Winery was neat and I enjoyed one
of the three wines that I tasted. Eriko became a little sick due to the
motion of the train (which rocked at slow speeds) and that we were facing
backwards on the return trip. All things considered, it was a nice train ride.
This morning we slept in, but woke up just in time to catch a bus destined for
a park near Lake Washington. There we were able to attend the final day of
Seafair. We arrived as the Blue Angels were performing and although we didn’t
get to see much of their performance, we saw enough to dazzle. The boat races
were a little confusing and boring – I couldn’t tell who was in the lead,
where the track was, or even what lap they were on (or how many in total). The
highlight, for me, was the biplane propeller acrobatics. A single plane, a
troupe of four planes, and a custom-built single plane were all quite amazing
to watch. Especially the last two, in which Eriko and I had great seats by
the lake. Afterwards, we each took a nap before meeting my co-worker Todd and
his girlfriend/ex-wife/future-fiancee Miki. Miki is native Japanese and spent
about half her life in Japan, so she and Eriko were able to converse naturally.
They looked at our wedding photos and nice conversation was had by all.
Either because of the naps or the large amount of sugar content (desert was
spectacular) we are up late. We both read, talked, and used the computer. We
have a great lead on ballet and tea ceremony schools, which Eriko would like
to continue. I’ll call tomorrow.
