This morning the weather is clearer, and there is no r*#n in sight. Our daughter is superstitious and doesn't believe in saying the word, or it might start up again. So we drove through downtown Tacoma on our way to Point Defiance Park. We had to take a few detours because there was a marathon going through the park today.
This is a public school in Tacoma, and a historic building as well.
Point Defiance Park is huge a free park where you can just stroll and enjoy the shoreline, or go for a hike in the woods. There is even a living history museum in this park.
For desert rats like us, the trees are almost overwhelming.
Our daughter's new skill since moving to Washington is skipping rocks, so we all got to have a lesson.
I don't think this was part of the lesson.
We spent a few hours just exploring and enjoying and Point Defiance Park before continuing on. This place is so beautiful, it is hard to leave, but there is so much more to see!
After a huge day of tip toeing through the tulips, munching on Mexican food and pondering the Pike Place Market, we went back to the house for showers and a few minutes of down time. But not too much down time, because we had a 7:00 reservation at our kid's favorite restaurant; The Table, in Tacoma.
The Table changes their menu continuously, basing their creations on the local fresh produce and meats. We decided to order our dinner tapas style, so that we could take our time and enjoy as many options as possible. We had a fabulous waiter named Wade, who took great care of us, and enjoyed a great meal with our kids.
Beet and blue salad.
What's left of our gnocchi mac and cheese. We got so excited that we almost forgot the picture.
Snapper.
Roast Duck.
And dessert split four ways. I can't remember what it was called, but it was amazing!
We thoroughly enjoyed our dinner at The Table, and would highly recommend it if you are ever in the area.
