The past week felt like vacation for me. I am caught up on my sleep, haven’t had to cook any of the home cooked meals and finally took some time to explore our new part of town. All because — my parents are in town. In December, we moved to the North Beach area which is slightly north of Ballard. North Beach is mostly a residential area with a few parks like Carkeek Park and Golden Gardens. The views of the Pudget Sound and Olympic Mountains are beautiful and picturesque from most of the neighborhood. There aren’t many restaurants nearby but we spent this weekend checking out the few that are.
Our first find was Larsen’s Danish Bakery. Ryan has seen the bakery on his bus ride home in the evenings and suggested we could go grab a few breakfast items. We dropped in Sunday morning for some breakfast goodies and have already been back once for more sweets. I have a feeling we will become regulars here quickly. Everything we ate was delicious.
Next up was a late lunch at Ray’s Boathouse. We ate at the cafe upstairs and the restaurant atmosphere and views were spectacular. We started off with a clam chowder we all shared. We all left full and happy. I can’t wait to go back in the summer and dine on the deck overlooking the water. Don’t forget to ask about the loyalty program if you plan to frequent the restaurant, The happy hours deals in the cafe will be something we make if back for this summer.
The rest of the weekend we spent at the house. A few neighborhood walks happened when the rain cleared. The hills around us will get your heart rate up for sure and that view will never get old.
We made a quick stop at Golden Gardens on a freezing day. I am excited for some bonfires and beach days here next summer.
We did a quick drive thru at Carkeek Park. It was really cold that day and Logan was asleep in the car so we didn’t spend time there. I’m excited to get back and check out some of the hiking trails here when it warms up.
Logan’s sleeping is sporadic but overall has really improved over the past two weeks.
