Day #-24: Auburn to Tacoma (21 mi)

Who knew this area was train central?

We passed this mural leaving Auburn and headed south to Tacoma. Along the way, we found ourselves derailed (ha, ha, see what we did there?) by…you guessed it! A train!

Poor Glen. His inner 5 year-old couldn’t help himself and waved to the engineer, but was ignored.

Alissa claims she saw more trains today than over the course of her entire life. (Glen can’t believe that to be true.) Upon arrival in Tacoma, we ran into the weekly farmer’s market where we picked up some lunch and listened to a dude play the kora, which he learned how to play from the masters in Gambia.

For dinner, we rode over to Duke’s Seafood on the waterfront where we had fresh fish, warm sourdough bread, and great views.

If the weather were like today all the time, Alissa might consider contemplating the possibility of perhaps living here!

We wrapped up the day with made-in-Tacoma ice cream. Glen had almond poppyseed — a rare and Glentastic flavor!