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 Seattle Fun Break



Will gave a brief report on his time in the Pacific Northwest between Cuba and heading to Haiti. He says, "I had an 8-day break after flying back from Cuba.  I got to Seattle on Friday, visited my Great-Aunt Friday afternoon and spent the night in a cute Victorian-era hotel on the Olympic Peninsula.  I attended church on Saturday then picked up three college friends on Saturday night.  We kept pretty busy during the week being tourists."

A great hike with great friends

He says they went to the zoo, aquarium, Pike Place Market, Seattle Space Needle, and visited the Chihuly Glass Museum. The group of four engineers successfully mastered an escape room, hiked on Mt. Rainier, took a Harbor Cruise and dipped into Canada for a visit near Vancouver. They visited the Olympic National Park, explored Fort Worden, toured a train museum and rode the train and also made a visit to an airplane museum.  The week flew by and was a wonderful break with good friends.  

Exploring the batteries at Fort Worden

He says that it also gave him a chance to buy supplies and replace items that he left in Cuba - (underwear??!) On Saturday night, March 25, he boarded the plane for Miami where he spent the night and then flew out on Sunday for the next adventure - Haiti.  

Update on Haiti to come soon! He's getting settled, learning the layout, getting his sim card swapped and will give us all an update on his first week shortly...  but he's got a great place to stay that even has a pool! He may be trying to learn some Haitian Creole...  Keep him in your prayers and watch for the next update!  

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