Seattle Harbor Cruise (Lots of Pictures)
My sister was in town for my birthday last week, and we spent some time wandering around downtown Seattle, and on Friday we decided to take the 1 hour Harbor Cruise around Elliot Bay. The weather was perfect, the tour guide was amusing, and of course I took my camera along for the ride. Click on the pictures to see the larger versions at Flickr.
This is the boat we were on, the Spirit of Seattle, pulling back in from the previous cruise while we finished up lunch at Red Robin.
The view from the bow as we pull out of the dock and into the bay:
Fisherman’s Restaurant and Pier, as seen from the water:
The Seattle Aquarium on Pier 59:
The Olympic Sculpture Garden (part of the Seattle Art Museum) with the Space Needle in the background:
The Elliot Bay Marina, with the Olympic Mountains in the background:
The Seattle skyline, from the Space Needle to Smith Tower:
Cargo Terminals in front of the West Seattle Bridge, with the shadow of Mt Rainier in the background:
California Sea Lions hanging out on a buoy, enjoying the sunshine:
The Sea Lions picked a buoy with a great view of the Space Needle:
A ferry approaches the docks, with the downtown skyline behind it:
A wider view of the Seattle skyline, from Queen Anne hill to the Bank of America tower:
A pair of Bald Eagles flew overhead as we crossed the bay:
The Elliot Bay Water Taxi approaches West Seattle:
Coast Guard Ice Breaker ships sit in port:
2 Ferries sit at the dock as our boat pulls back in from the trip:
