Michael in Seattle.2

Sunday we all went to Ballard for the Seafood fest and checked out the locks.

The boys ate lots of fishy things, I stuck with the calmer clam chowder :)

And of course since were were in Ballard we got gelato!

in Seattle you can only drink beer at concerts and festivals inside fenced off areas,

 this is the boys complaining :)



clam chowder, very chunky, very good

lots of fried seafood



 

there is a fish swimming up the ladder in this picture! Talk about lucky!

For the first time since we've gone the locks were FULL of salmon.

Seriously some were the size of my torso.

We got to see about 6-8 of them jumping too and a few successfully made it up the ladder step.

There are 21 steps that the fish have to jump or swim up to get to the fresh water to go lay their eggs. And sometimes they jump and miss, talk about tiring!



That night we headed over to one of our Capitol Hill favorites Barrio for some more mexican food and cheap fantastic drinks. We hung out by the candle wall and had a really great time. It has been a so much fun hanging out with Michael and just catching up and relaxing. I love having individual time with friends that I've previously mostly hung out in groups with.

Plus it's really nice because he's been a really chill, easy going guest haha, always nice

Part 1 of Michael's visit HERE