I’ve arrived in Seattle.
Everything worked pretty much the way it was supposed to, with a few glitches that turned out to be unimportant. The car to the airport was late… but I still got there in time. The BOS-ORD flight was 35 minutes late, but it was OK, because it turned out that the ORD-SEA flight was on the same aircraft, from the same gate! At SEA, Avis couldn’t find me a car, and so they had to give me an SUV. Ugh…. but I guess it may prove useful. And then I had no trouble getting to the office to pick up my keys, and driving across town to the Centennial Towers where I’m staying.
The view from the balcony of my (temporary) apartment is… well, judge for yourself. (Sorry about the image quality.)

I’ve unpacked, walked downtown to a Starbucks to get WiFi and caffeine, and in a few minutes I’ll grab some dinner. Tomorrow I need to find a supermarket, sort out the high-speed internet service that I ordered for the apartment, and explore the neighbourhood (with my camera). In the evening it’s Real Madrid vs. DC United. And then on Thursday my boxes should arrive…..