The Shadow Lady's sister organized a caroling ride on the Duck for family and friends... what a great way to kick off the Season!  I don't know how much trouble it was to get everything organized, but after going, I feel like I owe her something... we had a GREAT time!

We drove down to Seattle during the worst time of the day to drive in town -- when folks are heading home AND heading to shopping.  but, we made it without too much difficulty...  I was reminded why I like the country so much!

The Macy's Star was out... a tradition in the Seattle Shopping district.

In Rainier Square, the Northwest Girls Choir was singing carols... and the March of the Nutcrackers was in full swing... Christmas was in the air!

This sign is pretty sad... "Rudolf the recycling Reindeer"... a reminder to have a GREEN holiday. 

That's VERY Seattle, that's for sure!

 
The Duck, actually a WW2 amphibious assault vehicle converted to be a tour bus of sorts, picked us up out front of the mall.

 

As we were loading, we were given some hot chocolate, a bag of cookies and candy, and some fudge.  Fun times!

 

Once we were all aboard, Captain Carl gave us a Coast Guard required safety briefing.

 
After a few minutes, we were driving through Seattle, singing "Sleigh Ride", and having a great time!

The excitement went up as we eased into the waters of Lake Union... the bus we were riding was now a boat...  it was tough getting pictures with the movement on the water, so I can't share too many of them here... but I have the memory of it all... :)

We sang, looked for lights on the houseboats and boats along the water, and enjoyed the scenery of the city from the lake... an interesting change of view.

As you can see in this video, our driver really got into it, too!(Watch Video, ~4.5mb)

We had a great time... caroling, friends, family, treats, and the Duck... a winning combination in anyone's book!

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