June 17, 2015. Seattle sight-seeing

  CAMPGROUND:  2nd night at Fey City Park

LOCATION:  Bainbridge Island, across from Seattle on the Puget Sound

WEATHER: Beautiful. Highs in 70s

Yesterday when we took the ferry to Seattle, we paid $12 for parking near the Bainbridge ferry.  Today, we decided to try the bus.  The buses around the Island are mostly for commuters, only running in the AM and PM rush hours to and from the ferry.  They have a service whereby you can call  to be picked up by a bus during the off-hours.  So, we called and arranged a 10:00 pick up time, which would be perfect to catch the 10:25 ferry.  The bus was running a little late, however, and we arrived at the ferry terminal at 10:28.  Darn!  We strolled around Bainbridge for awhile and caught the next one.

Once in Seattle, George wanted to check out their "Big Bore" project, digging a huge tunnel to run Interstate  5 under the city, instead of through it.  We walked around the dig sight, in the old town.  We walked around historic Pioneer Square.  Since the weather is so nice, everyone was outside.  This square was full of food trucks and people.

These guys were playing chess with huge pieces.

We found a cute Italian restaurant with outdoor seating for lunch.

When we arrived back on the island, our plan was to stop for a pint at the Ale House, then buy a Dungeness crab at the nearby market, then hop on the bus back to the campground.  Cute building.

  We had been told that the island doesn't have bus stops....you just flag one down.  So, we stood with our Dungeness crab purchase waiting to flag the bus down.  Unfortunately, we had been misinformed, and the bus just whizzed by us.  What to do?  I was worried about the crab getting warm.  The next bus was an hour away.  So, we called the bus service, explaining what happened.  They sent one of the their off-hours buses to pick us up.  What great service!  

Back at the campground I had to run to the bathroom, and asked George to hurry to refrigerate the crab.  When I came out if the bathroom, I found him chatting up some ladies, with the crab package forgotten.  What a guy!

We hiked along the beach at the park, watching big  ships and sailboats go by.  Perfect!

DINNER:  Dungeness crab and salad.  I made some warm garlic butter to dip the crab legs in.  Yum!