ABOARD THE M.S. CHALLENGER, LAKE UNION, SEATTLE

Aboard the M.S. Challenger, Lake Union, Seattle, 16 x 12 inch watercolor by George C. Clark   AVAILABLE

Some years ago my wife and I flew out to Seattle, spent a few days there, and then drove around the Olympic Peninsula.  In Seattle we stayed aboard the M.S. Challenger, an ocean-going tugboat that had been converted into a bed-and-breakfast.  Several of the larger (?) spaces on the boat had been refitted as guest accommodations.   Also available but not recommended were the actual crew quarters on the boat, which were dark and barely large enough for a skinny bunk and enough space to stand up and pull your waterproof clothing on.  The Challenger was docked on Lake Union, which is surrounded by Seattle, near the terminal where the float planes that provide passenger service to Victoria, British Columbia, and the San Juan Islands land.  I sat on the top deck one afternoon and painted this watercolor.