Seattle RAW, Day 14

I'm stuffed the gills. I'm stuffed fatter than a Thanksgiving turkey. I'm so full.

Mom and I had a wonderful dinner at the Metropolitan Grill downtown. It's right around the corner from where we're staying, so a short cab ride had us there in no time at all. Originally we were going to each here in the hotel. However, the restaurant didn't seem to care enough to have a hostess, the server was bothered by having another table, the menu wasn't exactly the same as we saw in the room, and basically we decided eating there was a great idea.

I am so, so glad we took the time to go somewhere else. A super-quick search on Google revealed the best restaurants, a couple calls shored up seating availability, and wow what a difference!

Besides ending on a high note, today was a lovely day. The weather was beautiful, St. Helens turned out to be quite nice, and we had a real treat driving out of the park: I saw what I thought might be a hawk. And so as we drove by, I kept a close eye out hoping to show it to Mom. I was very surprised when I saw an owl looking back at me! We turned the car around, managed to barely park off of the road in the grass, and got out of the car. The owl didn't fly away and we got some amazing pictures. (I also got quite a sting on the finger from unknown insect. But it was well worth seeing this beautiful owl in the wild.)

Our hotel has a wonderful view. I've posted a couple pictures of that as well. And tomorrow is our last day of the vacation. We'll be seeing the Space Needed, the Market, and going sailing. I can't believe the vacation is almost over! We've had a wonderful time.

Seven new pictures.