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Mazie sent this photo from Wilderness Canoe Base where she’s been guiding trips this summer. She is likely to be evacuated soon. The forest fires are just a few miles away. She said it was “raining ash”.
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Seattle World Cup — Wednesday (Day 4)
- Up early and checked out of Airbnb
- 7:45a Lyft to breakfast
- 8:00a 5 Spot in Queen Anne for breakfast
- 9:00a Running a bit early, so walk to Kerry Park for overlook
- 9:15a Check out the great view of Seattle
- 9:30a For fun take Lime scooters with luggage hanging off the side back to 5 Spot
- Val drives us to Sea-Tac
- DL 941 back to Minneapolis
- Lyft ride back home!
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Seattle World Cup — Tuesday (Day 3)
- Pastries from Le Panier
- 8:05a Lyft to Boeing Factory Tour; Meet Val
- 9:00a Boeing Future of Flight factory tour. Cool to see the largest building (by volume) in the world.
- 11:10a Val drives us back to the city
- Pokémon stop at Tabletop Village
- Walk to Gloom Coffee for a delightful Cortado and pour over
- Macron stop at ???
- Walk to Airbnb, drop stuff off
- Lunch at Mr Waffle, Tyler wanted a return trip
- Take Monorail to Museum of Pop
- Lyft to Locurio
- Escape from The Storykeeper
- Fainting Goat Gelato
- Explore Fremont: Center of Universe, Fremont Troll, the Troll Knoll
- Rent Lime scooters for a 3 mile ride to dinner. Fun to go along great bike paths.
- Aerlume for our fancy dinner. Tyler had halibut, Jamie had the Steak Frites. Really good molten chocolate cake for desert.
- Evening stroll back to Airbnb
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Seattle World Cup — Monday (Day 2)
- Walk a block and return to Airbnb to tend to Jamie’s shoe problems
- Explore Pike Place for breakfast but still just opening
- First Mochi Waffles at Mr Waffle for breakfast. Tyler is a big fan.
- Coffee stop at Fonte Coffee
- Bill Speidel’s Underground Tour of Seattle. Cool history and funny delivery from the guide.
- Lunch at Serious Pie
- Get pastries for tomorrow at La Panier, and Macrons for now. Best macrons of the trip.
- Brief stop back at Airbnb to prep for game
- Massive chanting and drums at Harbor Steps
- 2:20p Walk to Lumen Field
- 3:00p Explore the World Cup Experience, FIFA ID
- 5:00p R16: USA v Belgium
- 7:20p USA loses 4-1 to Belgium. Tough game.
- 7:30p Bummed that the USMNT didn’t put their best game forward
- 8:00p Walk back with a sea of people
- 9:00p Fish & Chips at Old Stove Brewing
- Return to Airbnb for the night
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Iconic Seattle scene.
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Wonderful cortado at Gloom Coffee.
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Seattle World Cup — Sunday (Day 1)
- DL 881 to Seattle
- Collect Seattle Airport POAP
- Lyft to Airbnb, water street steps
- Walk to FIFA store
- First Macron stop
- FIFA Store massively sold
- Walk to dinner through a not so great area up a giant hill
- Smash burgers at Secret Burger Kitchen. Good!
- Walk to The Spheres while exploring downtown
- Walk back to the Airbnb, noted Serious Pie
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The Norway v Brazil World Cup match is popular on this flight. ⚽️😂 Go Norway! 🇳🇴