Sat 10th - Leaving Seattle

The ride from downtown to the cruise port was pretty quick. We boarded the Golden Princess within an hour of leaving the hotel. We let ourselves get talked into a pair of hot stone massages right after sail-away. The spa people are VERY pushy this time. The massages were nice, but the sales pitch after not-so-much. Kellie was spoiled with her first balcony cabin and we watched the sun go down from out private balcony as we headed out to sea.

**Seattle Downtown**
Panoramic stitched from 9 source images.

**Downtown Seattle**
Seattle skyline from Pier 91

**Seattle Space Needle**
Seen from Pier 91

**Westerdam**
Holland America ship still in port at Pier 91

**Kellie in Room B703**
Our balcony cabin, on the Baha deck just off the aft elevators.

**Seabirds in Flight**
Silhouettes by the setting sun outside Seattle.

**Late Afternoon Light**
Setting sun as we leave Seattle.

**Pilot Boat**
Picking up our harbor pilot as we leave Seattle.

**Cliff Dwellers**
Near Port Angeles, Washington

**Gull on a Log**
Near Port Angeles, Washington

**Kellie Sailing to Alaska**
With a full moon rising

**Charles Sailing to Alaska**
On our balcony, with the sun setting

**Moonrise**
With the sun setting outside Washington state

**First Whales**
We saw our first pod of whale outside Washington as the sun was setting

**Lighthouse Near Victoria**
On our way out to sea

**Into the Sunset**
Off our balcony on the Golden Princess