Day 17b of ALAA-Mon, May 30th, 2011 (Memorial Day)

The Washington State Ferry From Port Townsend to Whidbey Island, WA

The state of Washington operates a fairly extensive network of ferries around Puget Sound and even up to Vancouver Island, British Columbia. Several of them take commuters into Seattle from Bainbridge and Bremerton but others go from out on the Olympic Peninsula to the East side of the Sound. They are rather luxurious ferries with seating and viewing areas from three or four levels. I stayed in a motel in Port Angeles last night because of the rain and they offered a continental breakfast . . . . . . which consisted of a few granola bars! So I ate one granola bar, took another for later today and had a latte on the ferry.


It's 30 minutes over to Coupeville on Whidbey Island. There I can pick up WA 20 which bridges another island or two on the San Juans back to Mt Vernon, WA and points East. Here's the bike parked on the ferry. Well, I'm going back out on deck to enjoy the beautiful views!