Ice Cream on Board

I discovered, this weekend, a delightful way to hop on the water and tool around. This is important as I often wish I knew someone with a boat so that I could better take advantage of all of this glorious water we have sloshing around us here in Seattle. This Sunday, my friend Katrina and I were planning to hang out and were at a loss of what to do. Having walked by a sign advertising an Ice Cream Cruise all week on my daily trek to Starbucks, it finally occurred to me that an eight-dollar cruise was a perfect solution to this dilemma. Thus, we found ourselves schlepping on down to the little boat dock right at the end of Troll Street where it runs into Lake Union underneath the Aurora bridge (and incidentally right next to where I work at the industrious Impinj). Once there we joined the many families with children from toddlers on up to “big kids” and hailing from as far away as Finland, but mainly made-up of locals.

After a short “how do” from Captain Larry Kezner we set off on our gloriously sunny 45-minute tour of Lake Union. We got a close look at the many houseboats on Seattle, with special attention given to the “Sleepless In Seattle” home and also a peak at the equally famous though considerably more mysterious Chihuly Boat house).

I was thrilled with my little cruise due largely to that fact that although there was a discernible cheese factor (which I think is impossible to escape with any kind of “tour”), it was not overwhelming. In fact, I learned a thing or two in addition to getting some sun while perched on the top of the charmingly small sized tour boat named the Fremont Avenue. I fully enjoyed my little jaunt around Lake Union and would recommend this as a kid friendly venture and a good chance to get out on the water for a spell. If you're interested, just wander on down with 8 dollars in cash and your sunglasses – no reservations needed!