Seattle

I had a tremendous day today. First thing this morning I went over to the Holland America headquarters and met a number of the staff members.... it was fabulous. I even had the opportunity to meet Stein Kruse the President and CEO of Holland America. It was very kind of him and his staff to give me such a warm welcome. It was a very, very nice visit. They are a great bunch! Special thanks to Mookie, the sales rep that my friend/travel agent Patty works with for setting everything up. He has been a tremendous help, it was very nice meeting him. I really am getting excited about my voyage now, tomorrow should be exhilarating.

After going back to the hotel, I decided to venture out and explore Seattle a little bit. I walked down the waterfront to the Aquarium and then climbed up to the public markets which are very interesting. I then decided to take the monorail to the Space Needle. The ride on the monorail was nice and it only has one stop, the Space Needle. I went to the top and absolutely loved the view. It was a little overcast but not too bad. After spending time there I decided to go back to the markets and ramble back to the hotel. All in all.... a great day!

I am pretty tired after my short night sleep last night. I can't afford to take a nap, I'll just gut it out a while and get a good nights sleep tonight. Tomorrow the adventure begins......