Awake: 6:15am Temp 52 Clear sky Overnight @ Chimacum, WA
I do a mid-morning e-mail check….write Rosie the Realtor in Anchorage &
call off the condo hunt for downtown. We are re-thinking our future plans
& just want to be casual about it for now.
Call Nick & confirm our ferry arrival time in downtown Seattle.
Leave our campground @ 3:12pm & drive to Bainbridge Island (40miles).
Traffic was backed up for miles just a measly 4 miles from the ferry, so
we followed some of the crowd on a back road maneuver to by-pass that
roadblock arriving @ the ferry parking lot @ 4:30 for the scheduled 4:35
departure. We were walk on’s; no charge eastbound which made it easy to
board. Turns out, the ferry departed @ 4:45 so we had a few minutes to
spare anyway.
The Washington State ferries are very accommodating & comfortable for
passengers: Different seating areas, inside, outside, topside, lower floor
etc. Our crossing took 30 min arriving @ 5:15 & was extremely smooth. We
sit near the dock & watch for Nick or wait for a phone call. 15 min later,
I call him & he reports he is walking toward our dock alongside the
Alaskan by-way. As we walk in his direction to meet him, “surprise!” Not
only Nick, but also Zack & Katie! We thought Z & K were busy today touring
the city. The boys look healthy & happy…Katie too. We agree to walk
around, find an Irish Pub & maybe quench our thirst. Maybe 20 min later,
Nick spots a tavern of Irish description which reads: 10 min left for
happy hour. The micro beer was good…Zach stuck with his wine & Katie went
for a vodka & cranberry. The meal menu however was “out of sorts” for this
crowd so down the street we go…looking for another less classy Irish pub
for dinner. The Owl & the Thistle is next. The beer: not so good; I gave
my Guinness back to the barmaid & drank Kathy’s half & half Guinness &
Harp. She said her replacement beer (Mac & Jack) was good but I really
should have returned her ½ & ½ too. The Guinness was definitely the
troublemaker. Anyway, 3 of us had the Irish stew for dinner, which was
pretty good but the bowl wasn’t big enough. Zack had a rib eye steak &
Katie had the Fish & French fries. We enjoyed lots of good humored
conversation!
We are very close to the ferry dock just across the street…so we say our
goodbyes for now to the boys & Katie…buy our tickets & make the 10:05pm
ferry for Bainbridge Island(30min)….& the 1 hr 10 min drive back to our
campground. It was a very comfortable, casual & reasonably priced way to
visit downtown Seattle for the evening. We’ll undoubtedly do this a few
more times during our Northwest visit. And it was a wonderful time spent
with our boys and Katie. Arrive in the bus @ 11:45pm.
Today’s high temp-low 80’s Lights out: 12:51am
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