Seattle weekend

We were supposed to visit Carol and Terry in Winthrop this weekend, but they rang to say that they were suffering with coughs and splutters, and that we might want to reschedule our visit.

We decided that we would head down to Seattle. The forecast was for rain, but there were things that we could still do despite the weather.

We headed down to the Skagit Valley on Friday night and went to the Burlington-Edison High School game against Blaine. It was also the Homecoming game. The Homecoming Kings and Queens of each year level were announced and presented to the crowd. It was unfortunate that it was bucketing with rain. I did manage to be in the right place to capture the BEHS Rollercoaster Cheer on video.





On Saturday we drove down to Seattle and had a look around at the Waterfront area. We stopped at the Curiosity Shop and also went to the Pike Place Market. It was while we were at the Pike Place Fish Market that Bridget spotted someone in the crowd and asked me if it was Ben Graham. It was, so I suggested that we go over and say "Hello". We did go and talk to him, and he introduced us to another couple of guys he was with. They were also players for the Arizona Cardinals who were in town to play the Seahawks on Sunday. One of them commented that ".. it must be true what he says about being famous in Australia, if people rcognise him in the street in Seattle". We talked for a while and he let Bridget get a photo with him. The Cardinals won the game.


Ben was captain of Geelong Football Club in the Australian Football League from 2000 - 2003. He left Geelong to play football in the US for the New York Jets. He also captained them, and therefor became the only player to have captained two professional team in two different sports. He is the only player to be named a captain of both an AFL and NFL side. During his career he has played in the biggest game in two codes, the AFL Grand Final (1995) and the Super Bowl XLIII. He was the first Australian to have played in a Super Bowl.

The next day we went on the Underground Tour from Pioneer Square. It gives you a glimpse into the past of the city, and the colouful lives of some of the people. It is amazing to listen to the stories of how the city was rebuilt after the great fire.