Sleepless in Seattle (thanks to Starbucks)

Sleepless in Seattle because of Starbucks
Today we got off our cruise ship in Vancouver, Canada.  We rented a car and traveled south, Portland bound to see our friend Mike Skolnik and family.   Little did we know that the border crossing line was just as tedious (but not as long) as when you cross Northbound from the Mexican side to the U.S.A.   After an hour wait in gloomy rainy weather we finally crossed and were finally on U.S soil, thank goodness!!!
Since we ate a light breakfast we decided to stop and eat at Pikes peak in Seattle.  What an interesting place that is.  A combination of farmers market with restaurant row options.  Pikes peak is an endless sensory bombardment.  We saw fruit hybrids we had not seen, smelled seafood we would rather not smell, and were able to taste the kind of food you can't  have everyday.  After strolling through Pikes Peak market we exited and decided to eat at a restaurant called Beecher's, a cheese making restaurant featuring all the menu items with their "homemade" cheese.  Tomato soup, sandwiches and an array of other menu items with the best cheese ever! A wonderful fattening dinner to go down on the records for more than one reason.  After our rich and creamy laden meal we walked a few feet and were able to see the original Starbucks coffee shop.  We would have had some coffee but the line to get in was a few hours long.  Something we did not want to do since parking was $15.00 p/hour.   I think the parking owners thought we wanted to leave our rental car for the moth for the price they were charging.
Our day finally ended when we arrived in Portland at sundown 9:30 P.M.  Although we drove most of the day it was one good day.  Thank you Seattle for your sights and experiences, we will not soon forget you.