go see the alpacas if you're there, and consider staying overnight at juniper lane guest house. juniper is very nice and it is quite inexpensive.
― remy bean, Monday, 29 June 2009 20:27 (fourteen years ago) link
certainly i will do an overnight at some point, but not this time as my visiting friend is only here a few days and we have much to do.
― tehresa, Monday, 29 June 2009 21:02 (fourteen years ago) link
Victoria is nice!
― kate78, Monday, 29 June 2009 21:22 (fourteen years ago) link
lol i just saw a bunch of alpacas in peru. i got so tired of people trying to sell me ugly sweaters. so cholo! so ethnic!
why are orcas people crabby?
― tehresa, Tuesday, 30 June 2009 19:30 (fourteen years ago) link
lean like a cholo (in an ugly sweater)
― thousands of bears are distraught (The Reverend), Wednesday, 1 July 2009 03:35 (fourteen years ago) link
the ppl there are just kind of territorial and not tremendously fond of mainlanders, I guess? I dunno, it's been a while since I've been there
― thousands of bears are distraught (The Reverend), Wednesday, 1 July 2009 03:36 (fourteen years ago) link
as far as accessibility/first time visit i would rate them:san juan islandorcaslopezshaw
shaw would rate higher if the nuns still ran the ferry terminal there
SJI is pretty easy. make a loop from friday harbor: roche harbor, english camp, lime kiln, american camp. that western side of the island facing victoria is one of my favorite places
― lol@&w/u (jergins), Wednesday, 1 July 2009 04:04 (fourteen years ago) link
on a nice weekday the twists and turns remind me of the drive south of big sur. it's that pretty
― lol@&w/u (jergins), Wednesday, 1 July 2009 04:05 (fourteen years ago) link
haven't been to lopez or shaw. obv I am only a mid-lvl sj tourist
― thousands of bears are distraught (The Reverend), Wednesday, 1 July 2009 04:39 (fourteen years ago) link
gAh i probably haven't been to either of those in like15 years.
tbh i bet i rep for san juan island cuz i go there every couple months and never go to the other islands
― lol@&w/u (jergins), Wednesday, 1 July 2009 04:47 (fourteen years ago) link
I guess blake is like the FINAL_BOSS of sj tourism
― thousands of bears are distraught (The Reverend), Wednesday, 1 July 2009 04:52 (fourteen years ago) link
oh shit, blake island is off vashon and most definitely not what I'm thinking of lemme get back to you
― thousands of bears are distraught (The Reverend), Wednesday, 1 July 2009 04:53 (fourteen years ago) link
blakeLY island
thpse islands where you have to hire a private boat to get to them, those are something serious. tehresa youd impress the hell out of your friend if you got to those.
my dad claims richard dreyfus owns one of them but i have my suspicions as i'm pretty sure my dad doesn't know who richard dreyfus is
― lol@&w/u (jergins), Wednesday, 1 July 2009 05:00 (fourteen years ago) link
i don't really care about impressing her like that. but. if i meet a cuet boy some day.maybe!!! thanks for the tip, plAya ;)
― tehresa, Wednesday, 1 July 2009 05:02 (fourteen years ago) link
you know who'd vote san juan island? steve fucking miller. that's right. i said it. the gangster of love...maurice...he's got a silly ostentatious house with a waaaaaay too big lawn, just south of friday harbor
― lol@&w/u (jergins), Wednesday, 1 July 2009 05:10 (fourteen years ago) link
I'd love to get a boat to take me to Patos Island. Very small state park there and also a lighthouse. I can see it from my house at night.
― kate78, Wednesday, 1 July 2009 05:14 (fourteen years ago) link
I've only been out to the islands a few times, but found them pretty darn boring. Then again, I spent most of my life out in the boonies...I prefer the city!
― I wonder who his history bitches are and if they approve (Bimble), Wednesday, 1 July 2009 05:55 (fourteen years ago) link
she is coming from nyc so you know, nature is novel, etc.
seattle today = v v pretty btw:http://i401.photobucket.com/albums/pp95/tza/IMG00652.jpg
― tehresa, Wednesday, 1 July 2009 06:20 (fourteen years ago) link
hey jergs, approx how long would you recommend for the around the island tour?
― tehresa, Wednesday, 1 July 2009 20:24 (fourteen years ago) link
maybe three hours? the aforementioned spots take maybe a half hour each to get to know. tough question! four hours if you want to meander?
― lol@&w/u (jergins), Wednesday, 1 July 2009 21:02 (fourteen years ago) link
cool that sounds do-able. was trying to work out ferry schedule with timing.
― tehresa, Wednesday, 1 July 2009 21:16 (fourteen years ago) link
best reasonably priced sushi?
― tehresa, Tuesday, 14 July 2009 00:39 (fourteen years ago) link
I like Maneki a lot - excellent quality, good-sized portions, very little ambience. But it's down in my neighborhood. Sam's Sushi isn't bad (lower QA). Marinopolis Sushiland was very meh the one time I tried it, so haven't been back. Blue C is fun and fast, but not especially reasonable.
― Jaq, Tuesday, 14 July 2009 01:45 (fourteen years ago) link
I think Marinopolis is the only place I've gotten sushi in the city. u_u
― trayce ongz (The Reverend), Tuesday, 14 July 2009 01:46 (fourteen years ago) link
would anyone like to sushifap this weekend?
― tehresa, Tuesday, 14 July 2009 02:03 (fourteen years ago) link
Sure!
― Jaq, Tuesday, 14 July 2009 02:13 (fourteen years ago) link
Blue C is where we ate when I was there, right?
― Beanbag the Gardener (WmC), Tuesday, 14 July 2009 02:20 (fourteen years ago) link
i go by there all the time but it doesn't speak to me for some reason.
― tehresa, Tuesday, 14 July 2009 02:22 (fourteen years ago) link
lol "all the time" = like 3 times
Yes! The tragically hip kai-ten place in Fremont with the different color plates named for the various Tokyo subway lines. They've opened two other branches at malls (U-Village and Southcenter), but the one in Fremont is still the best.
― Jaq, Tuesday, 14 July 2009 02:25 (fourteen years ago) link
There's a place on 2nd Ave in Belltown that is supposed to be outstanding - don't know the name or how prices are, but will ask the person who recommended it. Sushi Kyo is on 1st near Broad which is pretty standard fare and nothing special on price, and Wasabi Bistro is like at 2nd and Bell which is more non-trad rolls and stuff and has been really accommodating for large ILX groups in the past.
― Jaq, Tuesday, 14 July 2009 02:31 (fourteen years ago) link
Sounds like a plan.
― trayce ongz (The Reverend), Tuesday, 14 July 2009 02:32 (fourteen years ago) link
it doesn't have to be hueg.
― tehresa, Tuesday, 14 July 2009 03:06 (fourteen years ago) link
just want some sushi.
I want to be in Seattle for sushi ;_;
― Ned Raggett, Tuesday, 14 July 2009 03:08 (fourteen years ago) link
just drive up!
― tehresa, Tuesday, 14 July 2009 03:24 (fourteen years ago) link
Wasabi, though it can be pricey, is my fave sushi place in Seattle.
― Matos W.K., Tuesday, 14 July 2009 05:01 (fourteen years ago) link
The light rail opens this weekend - free rides both Sat and Sun.
― Jaq, Tuesday, 14 July 2009 15:25 (fourteen years ago) link
I like Maneki a lot - excellent quality, good-sized portions, very little ambience.
My sources second the rec for Maneki and add: call a day ahead, and if you're taking more than 4 people, ask about a tatami room.
― But not someone who should be dead anyway (Laurel), Tuesday, 14 July 2009 21:14 (fourteen years ago) link
Also on the list: Saitos on 1st, Mushashis, Aoki on Broadway.
― But not someone who should be dead anyway (Laurel), Tuesday, 14 July 2009 21:25 (fourteen years ago) link
Saito is the one on 2nd that came highly recommended - still no clue on how their prices run though.
― Jaq, Tuesday, 14 July 2009 21:34 (fourteen years ago) link
So this weekend I was the token black guy in a photoshoot for mayoral candidate J0e M4llahan. I may be coming to a political pamphlet near you.
― The Reverend, Tuesday, 14 July 2009 23:38 (fourteen years ago) link
Awesome! I can't wait to see u in my mailbox.
― tehresa, Tuesday, 14 July 2009 23:58 (fourteen years ago) link
i will be in seattle for sushi next week.
― Turkoglu & Love Affair (Clay), Tuesday, 14 July 2009 23:59 (fourteen years ago) link
dope imo
― The Reverend, Wednesday, 15 July 2009 00:09 (fourteen years ago) link
imo also
― tehresa, Wednesday, 15 July 2009 00:31 (fourteen years ago) link
Well crap, Saito closed this past week.
― Jaq, Wednesday, 15 July 2009 02:00 (fourteen years ago) link
rip
― tehresa, Wednesday, 15 July 2009 02:18 (fourteen years ago) link
pour one cup of sake out
― the people's prince, Wednesday, 15 July 2009 02:59 (fourteen years ago) link