This morning we woke up early again—determined not to miss our last sunrise on the peninsula. We hoped to rent kayaks, but were informed that the staff didn’t arrive until between 8:00 and 8:30. We got in the car and headed north within the park, and discovered a beautiful roadside waterfall. We stopped and climbed around the rocks taking pictures. We continued on the road, hoping to reach Graves Creek, an area we’d heard was about 12 miles away. We spotted several Elk along the way—and keeping our distance and access to the car—stopped to take some pictures. We continued to drive, pulling over here and there to enjoy the beginning of the day. At one stop we spotted another bald eagle soaring across the valley just ahead of us. 
The road turned to gravel and became increasingly difficult to navigate in our Kia Rio rental, and we decided that we were too far away from civilization to be hiking in the area, so we turned around and headed back to the lodge. The boat rental staff still hadn’t arrived, and we felt a bit pressed for time, so we packed up and hit the road to Seattle.
The drive took about three hours, and we ended up in Seattle at about noon. We went straight to Pike’s Market where Breena got to experience the throwing of the fish for the first time. 
We had a lot of fun talking to the fishermen before she broke down and bought some fish to take home. We had limited parking time, so we went back to the car and drove through Seattle a bit before ending up down at the waterfront. We parked again and took some time to wander. Breena was still craving some Greek food she’d seen while we were at Pike’s, so we walked back to the market (which was much closer than we expected) and we had delicious chicken gyros. After lunch, we made our way back to the car, organized our things, and headed back to the car rental drop off. The shuttle took us back to the airport, and we were off to Phoenix.
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