Seattle

Today we were busy little tourists!  We started our morning with a tour of the Boeing Factory.  We got to go into the actual factory where they build the 747 and 787 airliners.  It was pretty cool.  Doug was in Geek Heaven!  The factory itself is huge.  In just one area, they had an assembly line of 6 air liners in different stages of production.   We also got to see the modified 747 they call the Dream Lifter that transports the composite parts for the 787 Dream Liner. We were barred from taking pictures of anything on the tour.  But once back at the Future of Flight area we could take pictures.  We also had a chance to take part in a survey testing out new airplane cabin prototypes.

Afterwards we headed to downtown Seattle where we went up in the viewing platform of the Space Needle.  We also had an awesome brunch there as well.  The food was as amazing as the view. Hailey loved being in the restaurant.  Not only was it high up over the city, the floor actually rotated around (360 degrees every 45 min).   It was a wonderful experience for all of us. The girls had fun leaving notes on the ledge and answering them as they came around.

After we left the Space Needle we took a "urban hike" to Pike Place market.  It was a great way to get a feel for the city and we got to see some pretty cool sights including the famous Fish Market!  Sadly we got there just a little before closing, but it was still fun.

Now we are four very tired people.  We are back at the campground and plan to make it an early night.  Tomorrow we start heading back to home, although we still have a few places to stop and visit.