Ferry boat road trip

On Saturday, my mom, grandpa, and Uncle Bub and I all set out on a one day road trip. It was going to be a nice Summer day, and I was looking forward to spending it with family. Our plan was to take the ferry over to Port Townsend to have lunch and site see. We all met at Mom's that morning, and headed out to the Edmonds ferry. Once we got there, the line was a 2-hour wait...yikes! We decided to change our route and drove up to Mukilteo instead.

The line at Mukilteo was much more tolerable. We had a little bit of a wait, but then they were able to squeeze us on at the end just in time to not have to wait for the next ferry.

waiting in line while smelling delicious fish n chips

here comes our ferry!

We got out of the car and went up to the ferry deck to watch as we left Mukilteo and arrived at Whidbey Island. Mom and I used to make this trip quite often when Liz's mom lived just off the ferry on Whidbey. We would go over in the Summer for the 4th of July, as well as Easter, Thanksgiving, and even Halloween. It's been years since she sold that house, so we had fun reminiscing as we drove by.

first ferry of the day

me and Bubba

No stops were made on Whidbey Island...we were on a mission: get to Port Townsend for lunch. We headed North on the island to the Keystone ferry (or Coupeville, it seemed to have two names), and this one took us right over to Port Townsend. We watched the campers right on the beach as we took off, and also saw some baby seagulls out on a piling. It was turning out to be a beautiful day, perfect for riding ferry boats.

stretching our legs while waiting in the ferry line

Thanks for having us!

campers

Momma

Dad on the lookout

screaming babies

another seagull family

boat launch in Keystone

Papa explaining something

goodbye Coupeville

After traveling for what seemed like forever (when you're hungry), we finally arrived in the cute little town of Port Townsend. I can't remember ever being here before, but the town is full of touristy shops, restaurants, and a beautiful waterfront.

First things first, park the car and get lunch! Bub knew of a sandwich shop that he wanted to take us to, so that's where we headed. We turned the corner off the main drag to find this adorable house that has been converted into a cafe. We walked in and started drooling over all the fresh baked breads, cinnamon rolls, cookies, and the hugest homemade pies you've ever seen all out in the front display cases.

We ended up splitting a couple of their ginormous sandwiches (on fresh baked bread of course). I don't know if it was because I was so starving, but this chicken salad with pesto and pine nut sandwich on homemade wheat bread was the most delicious thing I've ever had! It was definitely worth the wait and two ferry rides. Dessert was even better as we forced down their generous portions of pie. Mom and I had the raspberry cream cheese pie, while Papa and Bub had the King's Pie (chocolate ganache with bananas topped with custard...yum!).

After lunch, we walked off our calories and explored the town. We headed down to the marina and checked out all the cool boats that were docked. We also walked along the beach and collected rocks to put in Mom's yard. It was fun to watch the people out and about, either on the beach, out kayaking, or camping right on the waterfront.

resting after our big lunch

We also checked out the Pygmy Boats and the wood shop.

Before heading out, we walked along the main drag and did some shopping. I found a little store called Conservatory Coastal where they have the cutest home decor. I could spend a good amount of time in there looking at everything, but time was limited with the fam. I ended up finding a cute scarf and some tiny sand dollars to put in my bathroom.

Conservatory Coastal

the sand dollars in a shell Mom had and gave me

We then made our way back to the car, and headed to Kingston to catch our last ferry of the day. It was a pretty drive, and we even got to go over the Hood Canal bridge.

We had just missed the ferry in Kingston, so we had about an hour to kill. We got out of the car and walked around the ferry area, then got some cold drinks and sat in the park. 

The ferry showed up, and we boarded for our last ride of the day. We sailed back to Edmonds, where we had originally started. The weather was getting a little chilly by this time, but still clear blue skies.

goodbye Kingston

hello Edmonds

After a fun day, we made it back to Mom's house, and I headed home. Our day trip took us about 9 hours and 105 miles. We all had a blast and it was great to get a chance to spend time together.

Our route