The Events of July 7, 2010
 

Today, we departed from the Van Bergeyks’ house in Puyallup, WA. We headed north to Seattle, where we toured Pike Place Market. After being overwhelmed by all the colors and delicious smells of seafood and produce, we found Rachel, the bronze pig mascot of the Market. We wandered around until we found Pike Place Fish. It was incredible watching the fish mongers at their work. Whenever a customer chose to purchase any seafood, they would yell out the name of the food. The cashiers would echo the name, and then hold up paper to catch the whole fish or crab as it was hurled up to 30 feet through the air. They never missed a single catch. Then, we got to sample some delicious delicacies from the Daily Dozen Doughnut Co. We got a scrumptious assortment of cinnamon, powdered, sprinkled, and plain mini-donuts. As we passed by later, we saw the donuts being made and fried. Next, we got a glimpse at the famous “Gum Wall”, where thousands of pieces of gum are stuck to a brick wall all the way down the alley. It was disgusting but cool at the same time.

                We drove on towards North Cascades National Park with the intent of camping there for the night. However, we were running late. When we pulled over for a rest break in a ‘park’, we walked around and found it was a very nice RV site along the Skagit River. We played Frisbee, volleyball, and football in the grass behind the site until it was time for our superb chicken dinner. Tomorrow, we plan to tour the North Cascades National Park.