a veg life

(posted by Emily) Saturday 11 October (and the evening of Friday the 10th!) In keeping with our theme of visiting the Pacific Northwest, Rick and I planned a quick weekend to Seattle for the beginning of October. Making good use of our Companion Pass , we hopped on a flight Friday after work and headed off to the Emerald City.  view from our hotel room window We got in later than expected, and found our way to our hotel, in the Capital Hill District. We researched late night vegan dining in the city and found a place called Po Dog that served veggie hot dog. I am a sucker for all things hot dog, so we hopped in a cab to check it out.  Po Dog menu Most of the hot dog stylings were unique--one had mac and cheese on top, one came with cream cheese and scallions. One of the front desk boys at the hotel had suggested trying the PB Dog, so we knew we had to go for it. Chicago style hot dogs have always been a favorite of mine, so we got one of those as ...

(posted by Emily) Tuesday got off to an early start for us. We had booked a snorkel cruise with the Pacific Whale Foundation , so we were up and out of our condo at 6am. We drove down to Maalaea Harbor , the second windiest harbor in the world. We could tell the weather was questionable leaving Kihei, but kept our fingers crossed for the trip.  The cruise boat had about 100 passengers on board. They served us breakfast (fresh pineapple and oranges, coffee and juice for the vegans) and we started our voyage. The ocean was considerably choppy as we headed toward Molokini Crater , and they had warned us that we may not be able to snorkel once we got to the crater. Rick and I were amused by the fact that we had cell service in the middle of the ocean :)  Once we got to the crater, it was clear the water was too rough to snorkel. We got to sit inside the walls of the crater and see it up close, so at least that part was worth it.  We decided to re...