Lake Union from the Barge at Ivars

When the weather is nice, particularly in the summer when the sun is up late Walter and I sometimes like to visit the Ivars Seafood Bar on Lake Union. It's in the front part of the same building where Ivars Salmon House is located.

You can pick up your food from the Seafood Bar, then walk it around to the back of the restaurant where they have a permanent barge on Lake Union set up with outdoor picnic tables. We like to eat our dinner and watch the boats go by on Lake Union. If we can catch a sunset, all the better.

We tried to visit Ivars a few weeks go but the parking lot was overfull. On Wednesday night, however, we got lucky and were able to park, get our meals, and make it to the barge just as the sun had gone down.

Here are a few pictures from the evening and a video of the activity on the lake. The third photo is a totem-inspired whale in front of the Salmon House. There were some boats tied up just outside the barge, their owners came there to dine at Ivars Salmon House. It was a warm and beautiful evening. Very relaxing.