Seattle Trip 2010 - Day 2

After a hectic 4th of July, we all somehow managed to get ready by 11:30 am on July 5th to keep our plan for Olympic game farm.  We grabbed a lunch to go and were on our way to the safari.  First on the clock was the ride to the Kingston via ferry where you can go on the ferry with your car.....30 minute ferry ride gave us time to eat on the boat :).  Once we got to the Kingston, our drive included scenic views, mountain ranges, greenery all around, lots of trees, and finally to the stop of Safari (Olympic game farm).

We spent an hour in safari which included the close ups of yak, deer, elk, Bison, Brown and black bears, llamas, tiger & lion (those two were in cages and sleeping), and some other animals.  The best part was when any of the animals came close to the car, the two brothers will try to show off by pulling down the windows in the back and my friend and I freaking out and my friend screaming out of scared horizon (if that's a real word :D).  And I am not joking, I have a proof on my camcorder :P.  At one point, our car was surrounded by all the bison which looked like they were being flirtatious with her car.  They left their dirt mark on the car on both sides :P.  It was fun!

After the safari, we went to a nearby STIP in Kingston which was beautiful.  Here is a glimpse at the shore.  We took pictures and stayed there for a while.  The good thing was that there was no crowd...there might have been maybe 2 or 3 other people besides 4 of us, so it was nice and peaceful.

After the photo session at the STIP (I think that's what it was called), we started heading back to catch the ferry.  On our way, there was already a display from a mile before which read that the ferry will have approximately 2 hour wait!  Seriously, they don't kid around when they said 2 hour wait.  We had rediculous over 2 hour wait before we could go on the ferry and then add another 30 minutes on the ferry.

After we got off the ferry, it was still day light.  Let me tell you first that the sun rises in Seattle around 5 AM and does not go down until 10 PM.  You have the longest day ever!  We all went to the Fremont troll afterwards.  If you want to go to fremont troll and don't know the proper directions, you might want to know the exact directions b/c otherwise you will get on the wrong side of the highway.  It takes a while before you can turn back to get on the other side.  The thing is really hard to find since it's under the bridge, but once you get under the bridge, you can not miss it.

After taking some snaps, we stopped by at subway before heading home.  By this time, we all were completely out of energy since we have been doing non-stop sightseeing.  Our next day was going to be covering 4 attractions in seattle downtown from our CityPass (which I will explain in next day), so I wanted to prepare lunch ahead of time so we can save time by not going to restaurant and waiting forever.  I prepared the potato stuffing for the sandwich and went to bed around 12:30 am.  Sunday and Monday have been great days but they were little chilly, so I was kind of excited for tuesday since it was going to be sunny and warm.  More excitement to come.....Watch out!