{"id":557,"date":"2015-05-16T22:39:02","date_gmt":"2015-05-17T05:39:02","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mwenda.com\/creatures\/?p=557"},"modified":"2026-01-06T06:08:55","modified_gmt":"2026-01-06T06:08:55","slug":"seacrest-park","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/mwenda.com\/seacreatures\/?p=557","title":{"rendered":"Seacrest Park"},"content":{"rendered":"

In March when a Seattle Port Commissioner joked about a “flotilla of kayaks” poised to oppose plans for oil exploration in the Arctic, he may have made inevitable the protests launched recently from the West Seattle shoreline.<\/p>\n

Some of us had greeted the Polar Pioneer on its arrival<\/a>, but for many paddlers today was the first opportunity to get close to the giant rig. \u00a0A well-organized protest launched from Jack Block and from Seacrest Park, a bit further up the coast. \u00a0Here’s a picture of some of the early entrants at Seacrest. (Our objective can be seen on the skyline beyond the water taxi dock.)<\/p>\n

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Jack Block was the center of land-based demonstrations and a close-by launch site for some beginners. \u00a0There were lots of boats at Seacrest, including rentals from the local Alki Kayak Tours and other operators; loaners carefully matched with borrowers; paddlers who hailed from at least as far as Oregon; and services like valet unloading organized by Greenpeace and other organizations. Here’s a picture of some of the kayaks parked at Seacrest:\"\"<\/a><\/p>\n

The two groups met north of Terminal 5 to unfurl some banners and chant some slogans before proceeding into the West Waterway for a better look. \u00a0The object of our attention can be seen in the right third of this picture:
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