They are here a few days before the big show soaring around the skies and terrorizing family pets. We just look up when we hear a big noise, and there they are. You will find more information here: http://www.seafair.com/

HTTY

LOL - perhaps no predictable traffic issues... but the teenager driving in front of you will probably take his attention off the road as he looks at the airplanes out the side window.

If it were me wanting to view the show... I think I'd simply not do anything special in an attempt to be somewhere I wasn't otherwise going to be.

They tend to find us when we're merely going about our everyday life.

(though it makes sense that the routes for both practice and the show would be centered around the Hydroplane course)

The Blue Angels could get from there to Tacoma in 3 minutes, so, y'know, don't spend too much time plotting your position (though maybe some faraway spot on Lake Washington Blvd... well away from the Hydros and the crowd, yet with a decent view looking east from the lake shore)

Shrug...

The I-90 floating bridge shuts down during performances because the big show takes place over Lake Washington. If you want to be in the action, you could take a bus to the lake--such as #2, which will dump you out right on the shore of the lake next Madrona Park: http://metro.kingcounty.gov/cftemplates/show_map7.cfm?searchtype=Map&bus_route=2&I1=Find

HTTY

Yikes, I forgot about teenage & other distracted drivers! I think we'll try to arrive before practice starts.

Thanks for the suggestions and bus info. Normally, we'd go about our normal sightseeing, but since there will be two teenage boys with us, walking around with their eyes toward the sky, it might be less frustrating to just find a viewing spot.