The Kentons have a great recipe for homemade bagels. After learning it from their friends, this was the first time they tried it at home.
They made the dough. They molded them into the proper shape. They boiled them. They covered them with enough toppings to give them "everything bagel" status. Then they baked them.
They were good... but they turned out more like pretzels than bagels ( so we called them "pragels.") The following week, Sarah perfected the method at our house in D.C.
We took the ferry to Bainbridge Island in Puget Sound.
All trip long, David resisted the urge to call it "pugg-et sound," which he thinks is funny for some reason.
Goodbye, Seattle. See you in a few hours. And by the way, you look just like Auckland.
"I wonder if the iPhone gets good reception on the hiking trails at Bainbridge."
Marnie was excited for an outdoor adventure.
We think Seattle is pretty much just like Auckland.
Shelly & Jeff joined us on the island for a picnic and hike.
We had a nice picnic.
It was a chilly day, but we were greeted by pretty flowers.
The scenery was beautiful.
It's tough to tell, but that's a "No Parking" sign poking out of the bushes.
That's pretty hidden. Still, I'll bet D.C. could have figured out a better way to hide that sign.
We had a nice time hiking around Lake Gazzam.
Jeff and David don't seem concerned they are standing under a tree labeled "danger."
David thought about floating away on this platform but decided to stay with the group.
Jeff was happy with the hike.
Shelly and Marnie pause by some interesting vegetation.
Looking at the WWII fort through the woods (we can't remember which fort any more...)
Posing at Gazzam Lake
We set out for Olympic Sculpture Park, which we hadn't yet visited. Probably because it didn't exist on our prior two visits.
It opened in January 2007 on a former Unocal site, and is part of the Seattle Art Museum.
It also has some modern sculptures inside.
That? It's a 6-ton sculpture called "Eagle" by Alexander Calder
That's Marnie, Sarah and Graham at the bottom.
See us now? We're standing in front of s sculpture called "Wake" by Richard Serra.
They were made by machines that manufacture ship hulls.
This really was quite enchanting.
Sarah pokes her head out.
Marnie pondering the deeper meaning of the sculpture.
Perre's Ventaglio III by Beverly Pepper.
Walking through the Sculpture garden.
Eagle, again and closer.
With the ever-present Space Needle.
On the Eye Benches.
See what we mean about the Space Needle?
Yes, the back of these benches were carved into eyeballs.
Looking at the Olympic Mountains over the sound.
Cool newspaper building.
We appreciated the effort that the people of Seattle went through to recycle everything.
Marnie enjoying some Meyer lemons at Pike Place Market (one of our favorite markets ever.)
Recreating a moment from The Godfather.
These really were quite tasty.
Looking down the hill to the Market.
View of the mountains from Sarah & Graham's bedroom.
Marnie and Sarah playing the Kenton's Wii.
Marnie had a great time even though she was a bit under the weather.
So much fun, in fact, that we bought a Wii after coming home.
