Relaxing on Puget Sound near Seattle!

@TheHorse (238321)
Walnut Creek, California
August 7, 2018 12:11pm CST
How did I wind up on Puget Sound on a boat, looking Back at Seattle? I used to live in Seattle, and really enjoyed it there. Actually, I'm only on Puget Sound vicariously. My buddy (the one who records my videos) is up there relaxing with family on his son's sailboat. I'll be heading up to Montana soon, but probably won't make it over to Seattle. Have you been to the Pacific Northwest? It really is quite lovely.
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Fiacre Banks
@xFiacre (14790)
• Ireland
7 Aug 18
@thehorse Vicarious travel is so inexpensive these days - I get away to all sorts of places just by calling friends and checking where and when they’re going on holiday.
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The Horse
@TheHorse (238321)
• Walnut Creek, California
7 Aug 18
It's the most cost-effective way to go!
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Fiacre Banks
@xFiacre (14790)
• Ireland
7 Aug 18
@TheHorse One of my brothers lives in Paris. A phone call takes me right there any time I like, right to Rue Moufftard.
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The Horse
@TheHorse (238321)
• Walnut Creek, California
7 Aug 18
@xFiacre I believe I stayed very near Rue Mouffetard when I visited Paris. I remember a square with shops and street musicians.
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Anna
@LadyDuck (502565)
• Italy
8 Aug 18
I have been three times to Seattle, I like the area, but not Seattle, even if some places are fine.
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Anna
@LadyDuck (502565)
• Italy
9 Aug 18
@TheHorse No, not really, it is busy as every big town. I do not like high buildings and traffic. I prefer smaller towns.
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The Horse
@TheHorse (238321)
• Walnut Creek, California
8 Aug 18
Too busy for you?
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The Horse
@TheHorse (238321)
• Walnut Creek, California
21 Aug 18
@LadyDuck For the most part, I do too.
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Jo Ann
@akalinus (44366)
• United States
7 Aug 18
It looks so peaceful there. My brother lives in Oregon but I have never been up that way. Maybe someday.
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Jo Ann
@akalinus (44366)
• United States
7 Aug 18
@TheHorse For some reason, Seattle resonates with me. I think I have some psychic connection with it or something.
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The Horse
@TheHorse (238321)
• Walnut Creek, California
7 Aug 18
Portland is a nice city as well. But I really loved Seattle.
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The Horse
@TheHorse (238321)
• Walnut Creek, California
21 Aug 18
@akalinus I think there's a mellow "vibe" there. At least that's what I felt when I lived there.
Judy Evans
@JudyEv (382240)
• Rockingham, Australia
8 Aug 18
Vicarious travel has a lot going for it really.
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The Horse
@TheHorse (238321)
• Walnut Creek, California
21 Aug 18
@JudyEv Sometimes I can get a sense of what a place is like from a photo. But a photo can't capture smells or sounds. Photos from high up don't usually move me.
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The Horse
@TheHorse (238321)
• Walnut Creek, California
8 Aug 18
It does. But I would love to smell the coastline in Australia and compare it with my experiences in New York and Santa Barbara. There are certain things words and pictures simply can't quite capture.
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Judy Evans
@JudyEv (382240)
• Rockingham, Australia
8 Aug 18
@TheHorse The photos that disappoint me are the ones where you can see for miles and miles but the photos don't convey that distance. Or if you are really high up and looking down - that never works either.
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Kharla Jolly
@kobesbuddy (78833)
• East Tawas, Michigan
7 Aug 18
My nephew and his family live in Woodenville, a suburb of Seattle. They love it! Nope, I've never been there myself. Mom and Dad lived in Seattle, as newly weds. He was in the army. She was a 'Rosie the Riveter' at Boeing Aircraft, an arc welder. Then, they settled in Michigan, where both their families lived.
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The Horse
@TheHorse (238321)
• Walnut Creek, California
7 Aug 18
My friend has family who work for Boeing. Rosie the Riveter--very cool! I belive there's a Rosie the Riveter Museum here in the Bay Area.
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The Horse
@TheHorse (238321)
• Walnut Creek, California
21 Aug 18
@kobesbuddy Anin't nuthin' nowhere that says you have to be big to be tough.
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Kharla Jolly
@kobesbuddy (78833)
• East Tawas, Michigan
7 Aug 18
@TheHorse Mom did welding on the belly of those planes, but she's still considered a 'Rosie the Riveter!' They were the wives that held the fort down on U.S. soil, while their beloved husband were overseas, during WWII. She was a 4'9" stick of dynamite! lol
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Jessa Bumagat
@Jessabuma (31696)
• Baguio, Philippines
7 Aug 18
K have never been there but hopefully you will enjoy your time there.. take care
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The Horse
@TheHorse (238321)
• Walnut Creek, California
21 Aug 18
@Jessabuma I didn't make it to Seattle, but I did make it to Colorado after my stay in Montana.
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The Horse
@TheHorse (238321)
• Walnut Creek, California
7 Aug 18
As I mentioned in my post, I don't think I'll actually make it there.
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Jessa Bumagat
@Jessabuma (31696)
• Baguio, Philippines
8 Aug 18
@TheHorse Ohh I see
Shellyann36
@Shellyann36 (11383)
• United States
8 Aug 18
I have not been that far out west. It looks lovely though.
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The Horse
@TheHorse (238321)
• Walnut Creek, California
8 Aug 18
I like the gentler waves of the East Coast as well.
Four Walls
@FourWalls (86757)
• United States
8 Aug 18
I haven't been to the Pacific Northwest. There are 12 states I haven't made it to yet, 11 of which are west of the Mississippi. My brother was stationed at NAS Whidbey Island, though, and he loved it there.
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The Horse
@TheHorse (238321)
• Walnut Creek, California
8 Aug 18
I think the states I haven't passed through are mostly in the Northeast, like Maine.
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DE
@DaddyEvil (174528)
• United States
8 Aug 18
Hmmm... does the sound of the surf lull you to sleep at night, pony? I'd love to live close enough to a large body of water so I could hear the waves lapping at the shore all night long. Listening to the different sounds water makes relaxes me... No, I've been to/through quite a few of the different states, but Oregon isn't one of them.
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DE
@DaddyEvil (174528)
• United States
21 Aug 18
@TheHorse You made it back from your cabin, pony! I'm very happy to see you on myLot again!
The Horse
@TheHorse (238321)
• Walnut Creek, California
21 Aug 18
It did when I lived a block from the ocean in Santa Barbara. I loved it.
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MARILYN
@Marilynda1225 (91115)
• United States
7 Aug 18
Hope never been there but I certainly would love to visit.
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The Horse
@TheHorse (238321)
• Walnut Creek, California
8 Aug 18
In Seattle, there are certain places where you can stand and see the Olympics to the West and the Cascades to the East.
John Roberts
@JohnRoberts (109841)
• Los Angeles, California
7 Aug 18
I have been all over the Pacific northwest and been out on the water of Puget Sound.
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The Horse
@TheHorse (238321)
• Walnut Creek, California
7 Aug 18
I think I was, but I can't remember the circumstances. I lived closer to Lake Washington.
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Hanni Harel
@Hannihar (130150)
• Israel
8 Aug 18
@TheHorse Yes, I have been to Seattle and also Windsor Canada too.
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The Horse
@TheHorse (238321)
• Walnut Creek, California
8 Aug 18
Did you like the Northwest?
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Hanni Harel
@Hannihar (130150)
• Israel
9 Aug 18
@TheHorse I can't remember it was so long ago. I can tell you that I like Las Vegas, Arizona, Colorado. It was nice to visit those places but to live there is no where like living in Israel.
Kelli M
@spiderdust (14756)
• San Jose, California
7 Aug 18
I haven't been that far north on this coast, unfortunately. It's on my bucket list! I've gotten as far as Eugene, Oregon.
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The Horse
@TheHorse (238321)
• Walnut Creek, California
7 Aug 18
Eugene is in pretty country. I pass through there some Summers. But Seattle and Puget Sound are something special.
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Kelli M
@spiderdust (14756)
• San Jose, California
7 Aug 18
@TheHorse Someday, someday... What I'd really love to do is to ride Amtrak's Coast Starlight all the way up there and back.