Today was our first full day In Seattle. We begun the day with a guided Bus tour of Seattle. The stops included the Seattle space needle, University of Washington and the Pikes Place market area. The weather was fantastic and the girls had a wonderful time learning a lot about the city. The highlight for everyone was the Pike place market. This is wonderfully colourful shopping village with an abundance of lively merchants and unique shops. Men throwing fish fifteen feet, vintage book stores, Rastafarian shops, the original starbucks shop, fresh food merchants, soul singing busking groups are just a few things that we saw. It was also a chance for the girls to get some shopping done. Which as I was assured was "More of need then a want Mr Kindred, It just has to be done at these sorts of prices!" (Freya and Yvette).
Following our tour and visit to Pike place markets we ventured off to our first rowing training at Union Lake rowing club. This was by far one of the most unique and interesting rowing clubs ever seen, even by Mark and Gills standards. The Club is essentially a very large house boat. It has 4 levels, with a fully equipped gym, bar, boys and girls change rooms, Indoor rowing tank, pontoon and a boat shed with around about 60 boats, all this in a club that floats. It was a great session for the girls the 8 and the quad got to row past some fantastic house boat suburbs and then through the Cut past the University of Washington, this is the same course the girls will race on Saturday.
So far Seattle is fantastic and the girls are having a ball. The rowing is looking good as well.
Regards,
Tom
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