All about the West Seattle neighborhood around Beach Drive
What’s with all the tents at Mee Kwa Mooks today? Well…it’s the second annual Emerald Waters Fly Fest!
This event is free and features a cook-off. Last year, the event was held at Lincoln Park. Mee Kwa Mooks appears to be more conducive for this event with the lack of picnic tables. Click here for more info.
Hats off to West Seattle Blog for organizing the massive community garage sale taking place in West Seattle tomorrow.
We have decided, too last minute to be on West Seattle Blog’s list, to have a garage sale tomorrow.
Our sale includes some brand new items, that we had originally purchased for our vacation rental, Beach Drive Bungalow, like:
We also have:
I will also have a couple limited edition signed Giclee prints of Rooster of the Sea available.
PS: If you have a Beach Drive garage sale you would like to promote, let us know! We are happy to promote your garage sale on “West Seattle Garage Sale Day” and any day of the year!
Want to learn more about the marine plants and animals off the shores of Beach Drive? Meet trained volunteers with the Seattle Aquarium this summer for their “Meet Beach Naturalist” program. “South Alki” is off Beach Drive south the light house – just watch for the signs. Here are the dates.
I was just telling my hubby that in the years we’ve lived here, we have seen a lonely Loon singing but not a pair.
We were thrilled this afternoon to be able to watch two Common Loons.
A Beach Drive neighbor reports:
My truck was broken into last night. Had a late work day so still had computers and chargers in truck. They took everything plus my workout backpack with gear and running shoes. 5600 block on Beach Drive.
This took place on Friday night. The back side window of the truck was busted out.
We have another warm 80 degree day in the forecast. Keep cool, neighbors!
This morning a neighbor in the 5900 block of Beach Drive woke up to learn their car was stolen.
The thieves left two bicycles on the top of their driveway in exchange for their 2015 Mercedes SUV.
Here is a photo of the bikes. It’s very possible the the bicycles may have been stolen too.
Consider a vacation rental! You don’t have to send family and friends to trek to downtown Seattle for a hotel when there are so many vacation rentals in the Beach Drive neighborhood, including (shameless plug ahead) our Beach Drive vacation rental!
The selection of available properties is pretty amazing, including waterfront, view, condos, town homes, apartments over garages, studios, bedrooms and detached homes. Prices vary and are comparable or often better (in my opinion) than what you would pay in a hotel.
The next time you have friends or family coming to town for fun or business, check out one of the many vacation rental sights like VRBO, AirBnB or Trip Advisor/FlipKey so they can stay in West Seattle.
This post has more recent updates towards the bottom.
Parts of Beach Drive are without power shortly after the winds came roaring in. Seattle City Light‘s map shows that 1638 homes on Beach Drive are without power due to a tree.
It’s got to be a bumpy ride for folks on the ferry too. The Vashon – Fauntleroy Ferry run is showing wind speeds up to 49 mph. 
Wind Alert is forecasting that the strongest winds are with us now with gusts estimated up to 52 mph.
The High Wind Warning is in effect until 11:00 pm tonight. Got flashlights and candles ready?
Update 2:43 pm: Low tide is at 3:15 and estimated to be 0.02 and then we’ll head up to an est. 10.52 around 9:54 pm.
Update 3:37 pm: Scupper and I drove Beach Drive in search of the downed tree referenced in Seattle City Light’s map for the power outage – we did not see any down trees at that time.
City of Seattle has just updated their forecast:
330 PM PDT SUN MAR 13 2016
…HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT THIS EVENING…
TONIGHT…VERY WINDY. SHOWERS. RAINFALL AMOUNTS A QUARTER TO A HALF INCH POSSIBLE. LOWS IN THE MID 30S TO LOWER 40S. SOUTH WIND 25 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 55 MPH IN THE EARLY EVENING THEN EASING TO SOUTHWEST 15 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH.
Puget Sound Marine Forecast:
235 PM PDT SUN MAR 13 2016
GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT
TONIGHT
S WIND 35 TO 45 KT…BECOMING SW 20 TO 30 KT BY
MIDNIGHT. WIND WAVES 6 TO 8 FT…SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT. SHOWERS
LIKELY.
Update 4:01 pm: Here’s a photo from our intrepid reporter, Scupper.
Latest forecast from Wind Alert shows another round of strong winds potentially on the way.
This boat is floating by Emma Schmitz View Point heading north.
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