I had a few false starts, but I’m finally in Seattle. Tonight was some what on the sedate side. I wandered down to the neighborhood bar not far from my local hotel to grab a few beers. Not much was going on, but it was nice to thaw out and knock back a few brewski’s.

I came to Seattle via a bus from McChord AFB, which is about an hour south. I could’ve taken the shuttle or a taxi, but the bus only cost me $2.50, which for me was a great deal. I arrived in Seattle around 2pm and time for lunch. I headed to the USO in the SEATAC airport (Seattle-Tacoma airport). The USO was supposed to be the best in the military. I found it to be big and nice, but not the ‘best’. I would’ve considered it the ‘best’ if it wasn’t so overrun with travelers.

When I checked into my hotel, I dropped off my bags and took off towards downtown. I really liked Seattle’s public transportation, it really very good. The bus fares are cheap and the buses were clean. I got off at Pikes Place Market. The market is famous for fishmongers tossing fish over customers heads. I found it to be similar to the Eastern Market in D.C., or like the Pier in San Francisco. Pike consisted of this really long building with lots of little stalls and shops that carried everything from fish, fruit, coffee, donuts, tea, out-of-print-magazines, magic, even a scattering of Tibetan shops. The market stretched on forever and has at what seems to be 3 levels! I gave up on trying to see all Pike’s has to offer.

I had a list of things I wanted to do and see, and the major part of my list was to eat. I especially wanted the famed dungeoness crabs. There was one stall offering samples of crab meat, but not for free, the sample cost $7.50. But, I have to admit, that crab was incredibly tasty and only whetted my appetite. I found a restaurant across the street and ordered the biggest serving of crab they had on the menu. Not that satisfied me all the way back to my hotel. It was time to head out to Luke AFB in Arizona. I doubt they have anything like Pike’s in Glendale.

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