Seattle
it is perfect to fly from alaska to seattle then to hawaii.
if i had time I would join you for all three, sounds like a great early summer trifecta.
count the seattle posts! besides, you HAVE to stop and visit with The Mighty Hog Slayer mikeymoto.
and the Jimmy Hendrix museum, Space Needle, Mount Rainer, Olympic Rain Forests, Beautiful Puget Sound, plus you could stop by Boeing Surplus and pick up some reject carbon fiber sheets for the new run of handles, we can stop at Mr Rack in Renton and grab some used conveyor belting.
I can see us building a huge conveyor belt system at the base of the Space Needle, covered in Busse knives, like a huge sushi offering, the knives keep going past me as I sit and enjoy my meal and drinks, just have to simply reach out and grab the next offering as it slides by.
Let me know when, and I can help with logistics.