Spooky

Deception pass

picturesque isnt it?

Except when we got there we were greeted by an altogether different sight.................

I think it was around this area that Dunc had me scramble up some hill to see a waterfall which turned out to be so shrouded in mist that we could only hear it but not see it.

Whales from Anacortes

 The boat captain was headed North into some pretty horrible weather off Canada when someone spotted this family of Orcas in the sunshine, we spent a couple of hours following them round the islands before heading back.

Boeing

Well it was a nice trip, not as much contemplating of scenery as I am used to but we kept ourselves amused.
Here are the highlights

A trip to the Boeing factory to see the 777 and 787 being built- no photos, no bags no drinks no toilets for the tour but we made up for it plane spotting from the grass bank afterwards, Dreamlifter, Antonov 124 all the big stuff!

What, No scenery?

Al and I spent a nice time in the lounge eating a full English breakfast and drinking coffee, ambling to the gate we bemoaned the fact that we would be loaded on a bus and driven what feels like halfway round the airport to the plane....... There was a bit of screen peering and mumbling when Al handed over his boarding pass and the lady gave him a new one. Ah.. I thought, he's been moved, I hope they move me as well or there will be limited conversation on the flight over. When it came to my turn I found out that there was indeed going to be limited conversation because we had both been upgraded to First class. This happened to me once about 10 years ago and I have turned down a couple of upgrades so this was the first time for Al and the second time for me!!!

I didnt get to take full advantage because I slept for a good 5 hours of the flight but I remember waking up to see Al had the beef for lunch and waking up to someone laying a quilt over me which was nice. gin count 1 champagne count 1  

The locks
The locks arent like ours where you jump off the boat and wind them open with a handle, a bit of a bigger scale... they even have a fish ladder where the salmon can climb upstream (no not literally) because the dam blocks their way.