With Day 1 coming to a close (even if it wasn't even 6:00PM yet, I was exhausted) I headed to hop on the Bainbridge Island ferry. I'm generally not reserving hotels along the way but did this first night. Unfortunately I was just a bit too late to get on the 6:20 (by about 10 cars) so had to wait another hour. Which at the time I was a bit peeved by, but had I not missed the earlier boat I would have missed the sun setting over Puget Sound, which made the delay far more than worth it. Once you've parked your car you're free to head up to the passenger deck to check out the views...
And yes, I headed to the front of the boat and had my own Leo and Kate moment facing into the wind, thinking "I'm the king of the world!". I only thought it, I didn't shout it. Missed opportunities... As the ferry heads westward into the setting sun, from the other end you can catch some great views of Seattle receding behind, lit in that orangey glow of the waning daylight. Have you ever seen big ugly dock cranes look so good?
And one of the city skyline and big ferris wheel built on one of the piers (something for another trip). You can also see the Space Needle in the distance.
Most people come too Seattle for a week or at least a long weekend. Me, I had an afternoon. All in all I wish I had more time to spend in Seattle, seems like a great city. That's the drawback to the kind of trip I'm on, you see a little bit of a lot of places, but you can't spend too much time in any one of those places. A problem that will again rear it's head when I reach the larger "destination" cities of San Franciso, LA and San Diego I'm sure. But they say it's not about the destination, it's about the journey, and that couldn't be truer here. I'm not exactly sure who "they" are though. Maybe I'll come back if/when the Bears play here and make a week of it. Enjoy the city plus experience the added bonus of watching Chicago kick the Seahawks' ass.
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Well done!
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