We woke up and had breakfast and got ready for the day. We decided we were going to go exploring. We got in the car and headed to the ferry docks. We wanted to ride the ferry from Mukilteo over to Whidbey Island. That was nuts. These boats are huge, and you can just drive your car right on to them. I had no clue these things really existed, as absurd as that sounds. Anyways, we drove the car on and decided to head up to the main deck. There was a small snack bar, tables, and that kind of thing. It's only about a 20 minute boat ride so we didn't have a ton of time to explore, but it was awesome.
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| Driving to get on the ferry...at least he is way more confident about this than I am... |
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| Herrrrrre we gooooo |
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| Mukilteo fading away behind us. |
Once we got over to Whidbey Island we went to the beach. We walked all around and collected seashells. We found some really awesome ones. Some that you would expect to find in a store. Of all the beaches I've been to, I have never found shells quite that awesome.
We got in the car and drove all the way up the island. You can get back to the main land by going via ferry, or if you go all the way to the north there is a bridge that will connect you back. We decided we were going to drive up and over the bridge. Little did I know what this bridge consisted of. It is called Deception Pass and it is crazy. I have issues with bridges over water. I don't mind regular bridges, but ones over water are no bueno. This bridge, while beautiful, was my worst nightmare. When we got there I tried to get out and walk over it so we could get some pics. I made it about 3 feet before I went flip mode and had to turn back around. It was breath taking...in multiple ways... eek!!
After we got over Deception Pass we drove down through Anacortes and such. We made our over to Le Connor, which is where all the tulips are. We ate lunch and went to check out the fields. They were amazing. Row after row of tulips, different colors, packed in as tight as they could. It was cool. I haven't seen that many tulips like that since I was in Amsterdam forever ago.
Once we were done in Le Connor we went back towards the Seattle area. We went into Kirkland and went down to the waterfront for a little while. There isn't a whole lot to do in Kirkland so we decided it was time to make a break for it.
I wanted to go to Ikea since I had never been to one before. I was super excited. It was exactly what I expected and I was in hog heaven. It was hard to practice any self control, but I did since we only had limited space to get things home. We did manage to make out with 2 bowls, 1 platter, a robe for Louis, 2 vases, sheet set for our bed and a set of pot holders. It was awesome. All that shopping made us hungry, plus it was late so we decided to eat and then call it a night.
We ate dinner at a little Italian place called Angellos. It was phenomenal. Huge servings. Exactly what I was craving.
After dinner we went and got a room in Issaquah. It is basically the last town outside of Seattle before you really start to get out towards Snowqualmie Pass. We were leaving in the morning and didn't want to have to waste time navigating the Seattle traffic.
