4th of July

J and I on the flybridge of Wayfare

We celebrated the 4th of July on Wayfare anchored on Lake Union with friends. It was an amazing day – blue skies and not a cloud in sight!  The 4th is the one day out of the year that you can anchor on the lake.  I believe the reason you can’t anchor on the lake is that it’s an active runway for float planes. The lake was filled with boats like I have never seen before.  We played around in the kayaks, ate too much, watched the ‘show’ of heavy party goers, and also inexperienced boaters.  It was entertaining to say the least.  Seattle put on a great fireworks show that starts after 10pm. We expected it to be pretty chaotic after the show and anticipated getting out of dodge to be a hassle, but all in all, it was pretty easy.  I’d do it all over again!

Hope everyone had a happy 4th!

Look at all the boats!