New Year and Seattle

The girls had recovered from their ailments enough to stay up to midnight on New Years Eve, although they weren't overly keen on partying beyond the hour! A few strong drinks in the hot tub and family board games was all we needed to see in the new year.

Tim drove us across the border to America where we caught a bus down to Seattle to visit Steve's American cousins. In Seattle we had a fascinating tour of the Science Centre and Downtown. The girls commanded a space shuttle.

They played with the toys that questioned your understanding of relative size.

While Sue questioned her career in accountancy. Surely, anyone can forecast the weather more accurately.

In the heated butterfly enclosure we watched the beauty and colour of the vast family of butterflies.

You could get so close to these innocent creatures. Kajori, our guide and cousin from Bangladesh, enjoyed the heat and humidity (so distant from us from northern Canada!).

Downtown Seattle we had to visit the markets to see the sellers selling their product and putting on a show. Notice the fish flying from his hand.

Unfortunately I regret not taking a photo of my American relations meeting for dinner as a record of my time in North America.