Seattle Date Weekend

This past weekend, Shawn and I were lucky enough to spend a date weekend in Seattle. He flew out Wednesday for work and I followed Thursday late afternoon.

When it’s just the two of us, even a couple days feels like a lot of quality time together. 

Thursday

I arrived around 6:30pm and we headed right out to enjoy the city. Our first stop was the old wall mounted seats on Stewart. Shawn has a photo there from when he was a kid, so we had to take one too.

We then continued on to Old Stove Brewing for dinner, drinks and the incredible view of Elliott Bay at sunset. 

After dinner, we wandered along the harbor and up the stairs through Olympic Sculpture Park before scootering back to the hotel and calling it a night.

Friday

Friday was a full day of work for both of us. But after work, we made the most of the daylight by hopping on the water taxi over to Alki Beach. We cozied up in the adirondacks in the sand at Future Primitive with a couple beers before scootering to Salty’s for dinner on their outdoor deck overlooking the Seattle skyline. 

After dinner, we caught the water taxi back. The taxi itself is one of the best parts of visiting Alki Beach - especially when you return to see the city illuminated in the dark!

Saturday 

On Saturday afternoon, we started our date day with a visit to REI. We didn’t need anything, but the location is so cool that it’s always fun to visit. I said a couple times while we were there that it feels like a national park property - complete with a waterfall, bridges and a mountain bike trail!

Then we continued on for a late lunch at The Lookout. This place was in a neighborhood up on the hill, overlooking Lake Union. Perfect spot for a beer, a snack and a backyard garden vibe. 

Next up was another favorite - kayaking on Lake Union. There was a bit of a wind, but with the counter-clockwise route, we were able to paddle pretty easily. We just had to watch out for a few big boats (which I did not get photos of since during those times, I was paddling for my life! Lol!) The lake is such a cool mix of paddlers, recreational boats, sailboats, floating homes, yachts, ships and seaplanes! Literally every type of watercraft. It was a happening time to be on the water, so there was so much to see. We made it the full 3 mile loop around the lake, with the furthest point being Gas Works Park.

With a little time to kill before our dinner reservation, we wandered around the Center for Wooden Boats. Maybe one day we’ll be back in our camper van to try sailing one of their boats :)

The last stop for the evening was dinner at Duke’s. We had a perfect spot on the outdoor deck with a view of the sunset and all the activity on the water and some delicious fish tacos. 

Sunday

We tried to sleep in but still woke up around 8am, so we were able to pack up and get a jump on the day. After breakfast at the hotel, we started the day with a visit to Pike Place Market. We grabbed coffee from Pike Street Coffee, saw the gum wall, heard acoustic guitarists, saw the fish being thrown, smelled all the flowers and just generally enjoyed wandering around for a bit. 

Next on our list was a tour around Lake Union by scooter and bike! We started up the west side, across the adorable Freemont lift bridge and made stops at Freemont Brewing (so many beautiful flowers), Evo (surf, skate, snow, MTB) and the Freemont Troll.

We then continued by bike over to the Ballard Lock & Dam and then Discovery Park. 

The Discovery Park area was very wooded and so beautiful! We pedaled out to the beach with a view of the lighthouse. This would be a great spot to hike with more time, but since you can’t park Lime bikes / scooters here, we just rode through the park. 

On our bike ride back toward the east side of Lake Union (to complete the loop), we stopped at Gas Works Park and the Gas Works Brewery. Such a perfect spot to wrap up our date weekend with perfect weather, good food, a lovely view and of course, great company :)

Already excited for the next date weekend!