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One of our
new favorite traditions since moving to Washington involves the Christmas Ships. Every year around Christmas, these big
lake-sized cruise ships get all decorated and loaded up with choral
singers. They then move from port
to port around Lake Washington over the days leading up to Christmas. At each port (okay, they’re just
docks), the big boats stop and the choral singers sing and crowds gather to
sing along and it’s all very festive.
Smaller, privately-owned boats join the fun too, by getting all
decorated and following around the big boat.
Last year we
enjoyed the Christmas Ships from one of our friend’s smaller boats (and by “smaller”
I mean large enough to carry 20 or so other people besides us) as we followed
the leader. We even floated by
Bill Gates’ place, which was tastefully and subtly lit up such that you could
probably see it from space.
But this
year, we took Ryder to see the ships from the luxurious comfort of his BOB (stroller)
at nearby Waverly Beach Park. We
live about 2.5 blocks from the Park so when we heard the ships coming, we got
bundled up and made our way down.
The place was packed but we found a little spot to watch and sing along
with the rest of the crowd. And of
course, the ships were beautiful.
The choir on the main ship serenaded us as people on shore sang along –
some on the dock, some by the bonfire.
