Travel Article: Seattle Activities - Page 2
Seattle Maritime Festival
The tugboat parade, and races are a highlight. These take place on Elliot Bay.
The parade is very enjoyable. Contestants cruise past with much blowing, and puffing and tooting, and the occasional pirouette by the modern Foss "tractor tugs".
A
running commentary provides background on boats built as far back as the
1890s. Some were built to haul logs to the sawmills. We are given
insights into the technology driving these powerful vessels. If you
would like to know what a "potato" engine is, try rapidly repeating the
word "potato" outloud!
Fireboats put on a rousing display. I was reminded of the courtship displays of the animal kingdom.
The
anticipation builds as the tugs line up for a race...
The siren blasts, and they are off! And still approaching... and here they come...
...
and now passing
(..as the commentator put it, it's kinda like watching grass grow!...)
and
there they go...
(The Olympic Mountains form the backdrop.)
...and the commentator reminds the dispersing crowd that the race is still going sometime later a winner is announced.
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