Exploring is awesome!

So I was talking with my patient last night about cool things to do in the area and she suggested Alki beach in West Seattle, and of course the ocean lover in me knew that was something I had to check out. When I woke up this afternoon and the sun was shining, I knew it was a perfect opportunity. It only took 20 minutes to drive from my apartment, there was free parking and it was stunning! The view of downtown was like you were on the outside looking it (that’s because I kinda was). Then, I look over to my left and there are mountains in the background that words cannot even describe. I gotta figure out a way to get pictures onto my posts. There is a walking path about 2.5 miles long alongside the ocean and the beach and there are beautiful waterfront homes and a couple restaurants. I stopped into Duke’s Chowder house for happy hour and had a blueberry lemon drop (YUM) and a bowl of chowder. It was definitely not Massachusetts chowder, but it filled my belly.  As I walked, there were people who would smile and actually say hello. Imagine that! There were people rollerblading, bicycling, walking, or just sitting at the waters edge to read. I sat for a short time and did some journaling and then headed back on my adventure. I looked out into the water and there were harbor seals poking their heads out of the water and playing! So cool! Tried to get a picture of them but they were to far and too fast for me.

This city has so many cool places and things to do, I’ve started  “wish list” to keep Track. I’m hoping to cross them all off, but if I don’t it just gives me an excuse to come back!

It’s amazing what you find when u just do a little wondering.

Author: NurseEmily

Career driven, single mother trying to sort out this wild ride called life. View all posts by NurseEmily