Seattle, Whistler and the BIG 30 … Here I come!

On Wednesday, Jeff and I will set out for Seattle and Whistler for a nice, extra long weekend. And the trip is all because I turn 30 next weekend …

As for 30, I really don’t have an opinion about it (but it makes me wonder how many other blog posts are out there about turning 30 – humm.) And since I never get to the end of long emotional posts (no offense meant to anyone; it’s just my need for short and quick), there will be no post about turn 30 and what it means to me or how I feel.

Instead, I am super pumped about making the trip to Seattle and then driving to Whistler. We arrive in Seattle late on June 3 and then drive to Whistler on June 4. To be honest, I only know a little about Seattle … Pikes Place Market, Space Needle, Seattle Grace Hospital (fictional – I know – from Grey’s Anatomy), and I once read in Runner’s World about its great running trails. And, I want to make sure we take in Seattle’s best on Thursday.

So, my task this weekend is to be an Internet junkie searching for the best of the best for our trip and looking for tips on where the locals go.

My search has only just begun, but it began on the Pikes Place Fish Market Web site. On it, there is a slideshow of the city. Picking up a few clues from it, my next step is to look into the following:

• Dick’s Drive-in
• City Market
• Post Alley

And my questions are …

1. Is it worth seeing the Space Needle if we only have 6 hours of daylight in the city?
2. If you were going to have only three meals in the city – late dinner, breakfast and lunch - where do we go?

This weekend, Jeff and I are also going to buy a little pocket camcorder to capture our trip. Video will be a new adventure for me.

I am pushing my max length on what I am comfortable reading … I’ll keep you posted.