We depart Bremerton the last week of April, after some warranty work on the boat and head to Lake Union through the Hiram M. Chittenden Locks. We have not gone through a lock in a long time but the approximately, 26 foot up-lock goes smoothly from the waters of Puget Sound into the welcome fresh water of Lake Union, WA. We ride up in the small lock with one other boat and it only takes us a short 15ish minutes. The lock masters are very informative and quite patient, directing you to the proper side of the lock and the proper ‘button’ to wrap your line onto and when to exit the lock. After an overnight in Kirkland we make our way to the Southern end of Lake Union to Chandler’s Cove Marina. Cruising right by the floating home from the movie Sleepless in Seattle and then dock in the shadow of the Seattle Space Needle. Here we meet up with Dawn & John Owen, friends from our San Francisco Yacht Club. They have purchased a beautiful Riviera boat named ‘Calypso’ and we are looking forward to ‘buddy boating’ with them after we enjoy the Seattle area for a bit.