Post #322434 by Sweet Daddy Tiki on Tue, Jul 31, 2007 8:48 PM

Day 7: Seattle

We're in the dog guest room.

dobytes takes us to the hugest Goodwill store I have ever seen. The amount of stuff is daunting - I can't even bring myself to have more than a cursory glance through all the records. I buy two Trader Vic's Bar Guides (the original and revised editions) as a gift for our hosts. Gary buys a shirt you'll see later. After doing the Pike's Market thing we go for lunch at The Islander.

I'm not sure why Gary has such a sour face.

Casually elegant decor

Seared tuna. yum.

Islander Mai Tai

Coming back through the market, we drop into this little tea shop and sample different varieties. I order a pound of something without even asking how much. I know it's gonna be expensive cuz this place screams tourist trap, but I'm not prepared to shell out A HUNDRED AND EIGHT BUCKS A POUND! We beat a hasty retreat. More expensive than pot sez dogbytes.

Soviet-era Lenin statue.

Archie McPhee:

We feed Cap'n Archie quarters and he dispenses sage advice about fending off scurvy by drinking lime juice.

dogbytes McPhee

Gary needs this for his banged up leg.

Back to Casa dogbytes to rest up for the next round of eating and drinking. Todd serves up a round of the Rongorongo room's signature cocktail, The Space Needle.

Hula Hula: We meet up with Jonelle (sp?), SweetPea and Mimi(?). Forgive me if this is wrong or I've forgotten anyone. I'm old, my brain gets addled.

Leopard fez by Archie McPhee, shirt by Goodwill of Seattle.

Under blacklight.

We leave before karaoke begins.