Return of the Colonies

This morning was a milestone. Both of us slept well and we are over Jetlag. We had breakfast in the Executive Lounge of the Holiday Inn. It may sound special but all they had was a couple of types of cereal, boiled eggs, muffins and very sweet pastries. They didn't have any bread. We didn't eat much. After breakfast we deposited our case at reception.
The weather was overcast with a slight threat of rain as we set to the Space Needle. At our Underground Tour yesterday we heard how the tax on the seamstresses funded the civic improvements in Seattle. It occurred to me that this erection could have been built to celebrate this period of the city's history. Rita yet again surprised me by enjoying the elevator trip. The view was impressive and the multimedia support facilities made the experience even better. Even the telescopes dotted around the platform were free to use.
We took the monorail into the centre and wandered around finally ending up at Pikes Place. Here we had a snack at Lowells before returning via the monorail to the hotel to wait for the taxi to take us to the Victoria Clipper terminal.
At the terminal we checked in and joined the queue for the boat. There was no repetition of the previous 'issue' when Rita went through security checks.
The journey was uneventful. As we arrived in the harbour we were presented with a display of tall ships including the Eagle, a US Coast Guard ship.
After passing thought Canadian security we got a cab to the Howard Johnson hotel. This is a bit farther out than the previous hotels. As the sun set the sky was clearing maybe promising a bright tomorrow.