Mel & Trinity

The day finally arrived to leave for Seattle. After 15 months for planning it felt quite strange, although clearly exciting, that I was about to make my trip a reality.

The morning started pretty early (04:45), as Angela (my bestie and flatmate) had an early start at work and was taking me to the airport. It was nice to have a bit of quality time with her before heading off for three months.

Everyhing regarding the flight ran smoothly, so that was a pleasure. I was lucky enough to sit next to a delightful guy called Charles who is from Seattle. He is the second guy in the last two months that I have met who works for Boeing. I found that quite interesting.

I decided to stay in an AirBnB while in Seattle, as I wanted my stay to be more ‘personal’ and I also preferred the idea of Trinity being parked at a house rather than a motel car park. It was a good decision as the lady I’m staying with, Carol, is absolutely lovely! We’re had a couple of nice long chats. I also love her cat, Mimi!

I had to pick up a few things when I arrived (an American SIM card and iPhone charger), so I headed straight into the city  after dropping off my things. Seattle city centre’s not that big so I covered quite a lot of it on foot during my walk. Pikes Place Market had a great vibe and I picked up some fresh fruit from one of the many fruit stalls.

Today was a great day. It’s PRIDE in Seattle. This year the celebration is particularly special given that only two days ago the Supreme Court legalised same sex marriage across America. It’s been truly wonderful to be part of this celebration. I had no idea this was happening when I booked my flights, so what a wonderful surprise!