Getting on the ferry was no issue... time to get a bite to eat after we put the car in line.
By the time we got to Anacortes, it was drizzling. We had to pick up something about 30 miles south. On the Interstate. With the Interstate bridge across the Skagit knocked down, we took a back road. I thought it would be the best route... well, the name of the road is: Best Road.
Even in the gray weather, it was a beautiful drive. It is billed as a "scenic farm road" and it lives up to that description. Since the speed limit varies from 35 to 50, it takes longer to cover the same distance. Lots of flowers and green fields all along that route.
We thought we could make the 2:40 ferry returning to Friday Harbor. We were there before it shoved off, but it was already full. They let a few cars at a time on as over-flow, but we didn't make that cut. So, it was 2 hours of sitting in the ferry landing parking lot, waiting for the next ferry. We both had our iPads with us... it helped pass the time. Yep, it rained.
There were several school buses loading at the same time. One class was quiet, sitting at the booths on the ferry. The others were... um, not. It was more relaxing to make the ride in the comfort of Big Red.
Not a lot of boat traffic out there today. This big cruiser was pulling a dinghy... well, the dinghy is about the size of Wild Blue. ;-)
It was (surprise) raining when we got back to Friday Harbor. The weather weasels were predicting clearing weather... missed that one.
However, the 10 day forecast looks glorious. Really. :-)
Izzy "shunned" us when we got home...
No, that didn't last long... she is too sweet.
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