We are outta here!

We had a late lunch yesterday at the Chinese place; breakfast this morning at the Hungry Clam... that's everything I wanted to do in Friday Harbor.  Let's go!

Quite a change from the same area yesterday.

A rainy day today when we walked to the Hungry Clam.  Well, the weather weasels on the Seattle TV stations have many different terms for it... rain, showers, mist, etc.  Coming from the Tropical Trip, it's all RAIN to me.  And they're predicting more of the same for the next 7 days.

We left Friday Harbor on the 11:15 ferry!

Views from the ferry on the way to "America"...

 No, we're not leaving for good - we just have to go back to get the truck and trailer (scoots).  Foggy and rainy going back.  We were hoping to grab a cab, get the truck, and get back for the next ferry in two hours.  I am so silly - it is the Friday of a holiday weekend... EVERYBODY is going to the San Juan Islands.  After collecting our $264 for the truck and trailer (same price as if we were a semi), the nice lady in the booth told us we wouldn't be on the next ferry... we will be on the next ferry after the next ferry...and an additional 2 hour wait.  Bumper to bumper with cars full of Griswald families, screaming kids, barking dogs, and people saying, "What was that announcement?"

On the bright side: "Look - it's a sun break!"

On the not so bright side, there is a Suburu next to us full of theater majors singing show tunes.  Badly.  A family with whiny kids walked by: "Why do we have to wait for the ferry??  I'm bored!"  The mother responded with, "We're going to the beach!  It'll be fun."  A beach in the San Juans - these people have never been to South Padre Island.  ;-)

Just before we were able to get on the ferry, the sun came out... blue sky!  Views from the ferry going the other way, in sunshine...

The ferry was packed, both cars and walk-ons...

No place for us to park in the permit parking at the marina.  Of course.  A holiday weekend... I shoulda left the truck until next week.

(Edited to add photos)