Yesterday we said goodbye to Seattle :-( However, before we left, we made it a point to stop at Top Pot and get some doughnuts. Thanks Ken and Nik! So good! But it took almost a freakin’ hour to get them! Yeah, after leaving our hotel, it took us that long to get some doughnuts, because Seattle was celebrating “Gay Pride” and we ended up on the wrong side of 4^th street, which meant we had to drive in a big circle around downtown in major traffic. But, we finally made it to Top Pot and the doughnuts were awesome.

Before we could leave Seattle completely behind, however, we had to make a stop in Fremont (an eclectic artistic community) in order to get a picture of the authentic Cold War-era V.I. Lenin statue imported from Czechoslovakia (now the Czech Republic and Slovakia). George insisted that he get to take a picture with his “great-great-grandfather”, fists in the air, chin up, and all. :-) Yes, he is that much of a Dork!

Coincidentally, Sunday’s just so happen to be Farmer’s Market Day in Fremont too, and so we enjoyed walking around, looking at all the neat things that were for sale. George had a fresh falafel sandwich and I had street tacos; they were good.

We made it to Olympia around 6pm and stopped at the capitol buildings to take pictures before checking in at Fertile Grounds, our bed & breakfast. When we arrived at the bed & breakfast we were a little worried because it lacked curb appeal, but it is nice and clean inside, the owner is wonderfully sweet, and Amy Goodman (the host of “Democracy Now!”) stayed here. We enjoyed dinner at the Urban Onion, where we ordered bleu cheese French Fries, a California Burger, and Smothered Chicken (chicken and pasta smothered in a creamy pesto sauce). Yummy! Yummy! Nitey nite.

-Love George and Johanna