The electric element for the water heater didn’t come on when turned on. I traced the problem to a faulty switch, and used a paperclip to temporarily complete the circuit so it would come on:
B continues to study gas released by various compounds:
I went out for a dreary bike ride to check out a private airstrip where I could fly my PPG. The locals checked me out:
Later, Trish and the kids played with one of Jason’s R/C cars:
This morning we left Seattle, carefully choosing our route to avoid the narrow streets in the Seward Park neighborhood. We made friends and had a great time during our visit, but I won’t miss the narrow streets! After stops at Walmart and Home Depot, we ended up at Liz and Jason’s house near Olympia.
Our portable tire pump had stopped working, so I took it apart and found that the piston had broken. The company that sold them no longer has this model, so we will have to buy a replacement:
B played with Liz and Jason’s son Z on the trampoline:
Throwing balls at the camera:
We’re looking forward to seeing the sun again, but that didn’t happen today. See the trip map for today’s drive.
When we were told that a member of the synagogue here in Seattle has a private collection of trophy animals from around the world, we had to go take a look. I was not prepared for the quantity and diversity of specimens on display. Amazingly, nearly all the animals on display were harvested by the owner of the collection:
This afternoon, we photographed belated bar mitzvah photographs for M:
Trish photographed B outside:
Of course this is M, so there were no shortage of goofy outtakes:
This is my “I’ve lost my patience” look:
Good times!
Tonight we ate at the local kosher Indian Restaurant. The food was interesting. I spilled a mug of spiced tea all over myself. I hope no never go back there again. Trish loved it!
We had a great Shabbos here in Seattle. We met our new friends Chanan and Sarah, who it turns out are friends with our Las Vegas friends Micha and Tehilla, who in turn also know Kent and Bracha here in Seattle, whom we’ve known for 15 years of so. Small world!
Saturday night there was a pretty bad storm, and the neighborhood lost power for 12 hours or so. This was a big deal for folks living here, but for us it was a non-event since we weren’t plugged in anyway. We are going to need to plug in or run the generator soon, as the constant cloud cover is reducing our solar panel harvest.
This morning, the sun came out for 30 minutes or so, and I was so excited I was jumping up and down in the RV. A local told me that Seattle has the lowest average lumens of any major city in the US. It gets a little depressing.
Late this morning we drove into downtown. After driving around for a bit, we found a parking spot and walked over to the Space Needle:
The area has some interesting sculptures:
Getting nice photos with M is never easy, as he can’t just stand still:
Seattle has bike kiosks where for $8 a day one can rent one of these slightly more green than celeste bikes. There’s even a closet at the end of the aisle that contains sanitized helmets for use with the bikes:
The clouds cleared this morning so we were able to see the Cascades to the East from the Walmart parking lot:
B continues using her wall to work on her writing curriculum:
It’s easy to tell which room is a boy’s room:
After finishing homeschool, we drove South to overnight at the synagogue in Seattle, in the Seward Park neighborhood. Good Shabbos from Seattle, Washington! See the trip map for driving details.
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