Having arrived in the Emerald City nearly two months ago, I’ve been having the time of my life exploring my new hometown. I’ve of course spent countless hours taking photos at the local airports – SeaTac, Boeing Field and Paine Field – where I’ve seen plenty of new planes and old planes, fast planes and slow planes… this is truly an AvGeek’s paradise.
I recently celebrated my 34th birthday, and my husband came through with an incredibly special gift: a flight on a Kenmore Air seaplane. I had never been on a seaplane before, and the airline is currently running a special to commemorate its 75th anniversary: 30-minute scenic flights for $75 a person!
We lucked out and got to fly on “Maggie” – the special King 5 Evening DHC-3 Turbo Otter. The experience of taking off and landing on the water, and flying low and slow around the city was so exciting. We really lucked out with the weather, too, as it was about 80 degrees with abundant sunshine. And yes, the mountain (or as I call it, “Rainy”) was out!
For those who live in the Seattle area, or for anyone visiting this year, I highly recommend checking out the Kenmore Air 75th Anniversary Scenic Flight deal. I know we’ll certainly do it again in the near future, and hopefully at some point we’ll take advantage of one of the other packages (the Mt. Rainier & St. Helens Volcano Tour is very high on my list!).
Here’s a short video I put together, documenting our adventure!
Although we’ve only been here a short time, we’ve managed to pack in a lot of fun activities, from hikes to bikes, both the Museum of Flight and MOHAI, ferry and water taxi rides, kayaking and now flying in a seaplane! Have a suggestion for something I should check out in the area? Let me know in the comments!
To blue skies and tailwinds…
The Great Planes 