The kids have gone to bed, and I will soon too, so it's time to reflect on summer's high points. Truth be told, the apogee was probably right here, aboard the Seattle harbor cruise. We had somehow been talked into buying these tickets that got you discounts to all the top tourist attractions. Natalie had been excited about it, so I pulled the trigger.
Amongst these attractions was numbered the harbor cruise. When we boarded, Mary and Graham opted to sit inside, while Natalie and I staked out some seats on deck. But when we got going, it was too chilly or sunny or something, so we joined Mary and Graham inside. It wasn't fancy, but it was cozy in there, and not crowded at all, and the guy who narrated the tour was just really good at his job. He was almost as good as the guy who gave us the tour in the glass-bottomed boat at San Marcos, Texas in the spring of 2014, which I seem to have not recounted. Alas.
In any case, it was comfy, and not crowded, and most informative and witty. We got some kind of something, maybe a coffee or some such, and Graham requested a bag of Lays Potato Chips, which he declared to be his favorites. He enjoyed them immensely. So we just sat there and listened, and it was awesome.
Seeing my friend Mark for the first time in almost 20 years was also pretty epic, but that was more of a personal treat than a family one.
Our best meal of the summer, by general consensus, was at a French restaurant in Vancouver, after we had endured a hot and sweaty afternoon nearly circumambulating (oh yes I did write that) Stanley Park. Natalie got many fine selfies there.
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