BIRTHDAY DAY AFTER

I had such a wonderful birthday from start to finish. The highlight was taking the Locks Cruise which begins in the waters of Puget Sound and they tell you about the history of the buildings on the waterfront and what can be seen from the boat. The weather for the cruise turned out to be PERFECT! When we took the ferry over, we were delayed because of the fog and we couldn't even see any buildings in Seattle until we got off the ferry, but by the time the cruise left about an hour later, it was clear and beautiful.

This is the bridge as the boat is approaching the Ballard Locks.

The captain steering the boat into the lock. We at still on the salt water side. Once we are raised up and the gate opens, we will be on the fresh water side.

This is lake water being allowed in as part of the way the locks are engineered. This is the same way the Panama Canal works.






Once through the locks, we were in the fresh water of Lake Union. This is Gasworks Park on Lake Union. We also saw the houseboat where they filmed "Sleepless in Seattle".