shotless in seattle

I crossed the border back into the USA, Paddington in tow. I was a little worried if they questioned me about his residency status, since his shots, while up to date, were from north of the border, and everything that identified me pointed to the US, obviously. It seemed to me the perfect little snag that would hold me up, lead to a cavity search, or worse. Then the truck in front of me got the once over with the drug sniffing dogs, making me a little more leery and of course, nervous. Five minutes later, I'm at the head of the line and the guy barely looked at my passport, never mind asking about Paddington.

About two hours later, I'm at Dan and Heather's house in Seattle. We had a mellow couple of days together, which was very welcome. This trip has been winding down the past few days, and after Vancouver, with Paddington in tow, I'm trying to keep the excitement level to a minimum.

Tho, we did see Grindhouse, the new Tarantino/Rodriguez double feature. While the zombie half was cool in an over the top silly sense, the chase scenes in Tarantino's half were outstanding, better than Mad Max. I literally (yes, not figuratively) was on the edge of my seat, I got so caught up in it. We saw the movie at the Neptune, this great old theatre that still has a balcony.

Anyhoo, given the mellow nature of most of this visit, I neglected to take out my camera even once! So, to give you a little idea of who I visited, here are two pictures I took of Dan when we hiked part of Mount Rainier a couple years ago.