We got up and had hotel breakfast – bacon, sausage, eggs, waffle station I got up early, Ben was right behind me. He actually beat me to breakfast. Derek and Ryan joined us and then we took the tram over to the Pike Place Market. No fish throwing today. We got to see Seattle’s famous gum wall. That’s something I don’t think I can unsee. The alleyway between two buildings is covered with chewed gum from the ground to the roof. Gross!
We walked with the crowd from the market to the stadium. On the way we stopped for the famous Seattle Dog at the hotdog stand outside the stadium. Aaron Weber describes these hot dogs best!
I noted an interesting thing about the climb to our seats. The higher we went, the higher the ratio of Vikings jerseys to Seahawks Jerseys. There was a noticeable shift of the color of the crowd from blue to purple the higher we went. There were a lot of people there!
During the pregame activities they sang the Canadian National Anthem. It was in tribute and thanks to all the Canadian season ticket holders who drive down each game to support the Seahawks.
Lumen Field once held the Guinness record for the loudest crowd noise. I asked Chat GPT for help with describing the noise in the two Stadiums
The game itself was a bit of a bust. The Vikings were playing their third string quarterback in his first NFL experience. It was not pretty. They did manage to get in scoring position a couple of times but untimely interceptions squashed any scoring possibility. The Vikings ended up with a goose egg for a final score.
At the end while we were standing around chatting, A Seahawks fan came up to Ben and said, “Can I ask you a question?” “Do you know what this means”, holding up her hand in the shape of a zero! She happily gloated for a while about the win and went on her merry way.
After the game we took the bus back to the hotel where we collected our stuff in the car and then the guys dropped me off at the university train station and headed back north. I took the train down to the airport and caught my red eye flight to Norfolk Virginia via Charlotte North Carolina.
I arrived in Norfolk at 9:30 am and had to wait until 5pm for Patty and Lee. Instead of sitting around in a coffee shop all day, I got a hotel room so I could sleep, work, shower and sleep some more until Patty and Lee arrived. We had arranged for a ride with Michelle, an Uber driver Rod users for his transportation needs.
We finally arrived at Sailing Vessel Oh! and Captain Rod Morris on the dock at the Deltaville Marina at about 8:30. The restaurant we planned on going to was closed so we squeezed just before closing into the restaurant at the dock for clam chowder and grilled cheese. After supper we boarded the boat as our next adventure begins.
Coopers Travel Adventures 