| Waiting for the ferry | Here it comes | Guinness waiting | Innaias naps before we board | The ferry dock is right next door to Seattle’s fire station that has the fire boats | They are very cool boats…years ago, Debra and Pete got to tour them |
| A freighter was arriving as our ferry left for Bainbridge Island | A tug helps the freighter make its way to the port | Standing on deck | Scenic Seattle skyline | Passing a sailboat | Approaching the Bainbridge ferry docks |
| Between getting on the ferry and getting off, the Saab’s handbrake managed to break and in the process, the brakes actually got bound in the engaged position | Fortunately, there was a friendly auto repair shop right off the ferry landing, who put the car on the lift to check it out | Our cabin on the shore of Lake Crescent was perfectly positioned for a morning rainbow | The perpetually foggy and rainy weather improved the odds of seeing one, of course | Misty mountains | The Roosevelt Cottages…built in 1937 for Franklin D. Roosevelt’s visit to the lodge |
| The kids appreciate the rainbow | The rainbow gets lower as the sun rises | Flynn explores the dock | More of Flynn and the rainbow | Guinness joins in | At the end of April, the lodge is just getting ready to open (note the screens laid out next to the windows) |
| In the morning, before heading back to Port Angeles for the jazz, we took a very nice hike | The destination was the beautiful Marymere Falls | Marymere Falls | Another shot, kids with Daddy this time | Overlooking Barnes Creek, as we hike back down from the falls | Handrails are one of Debra’s favorite outdoor features |
| The creek, from the bottom of the path | Flynn and Guinness make their way across the log bridge | More creek | Of course, one of the great things about waterways is the great variety of rocks that can be found | A scenic bend in the creek | Outside the Vern Burton Memorial Community Center in Port Angeles, one of the main venues for the jazz |
| Port Angeles has a park with a great playground, not far from the center of town | The kids really enjoyed running around there | And swinging | And hanging | Guinness makes his way | Innaias does it the easy way |
| Guinness makes it a bit more difficult | One of the highlights of the playground is this awesome dragon slide | Back at the cabin, the clouds over the lake have broken up a bit | One of the many fine and entertaining groups that played the festival | We managed to catch these guys, the New Orleans Ale Stars, a couple of times…mostly the same folks, but they did have some guest musicians the first set we saw | Looking down Lincoln Street to the Port Angeles downtown and waterfront |
| Worn out again | Back at the lake, we did a little bit more exploring along the shore near the cabin | Innaias took his time | There’s a reason the stick is in the Toy Hall of Fame ☺ | Just watch out for the goose poop | On our walk, we came across a couple of interesting insects |
| I don’t know what they are, but if I get an identification, I’ll update this page | Innaias enjoying our walk through the cedars | Flynn and Guinness think they are well-hidden from Mommy | But not so much | The old growth makes for a very nice, open place to walk… | …or run |
| A little birdy was watching us | It was interesting seeing the current from the creek emptying into the lake so visible as it poured across the rocks on the shallow lake shore | Innaias made a few of his own waves, throwing in rocks | Flynn and Guinness really wanted to get to the little sandbar across the creek | The water was cold, but better bare feet than having their shoes and socks soaked | Though they might disagree |
| Nap time | They were definitely tuckered out | Until it was time to wake up for dinner | Debra in bed | This is the main living area of the cabin, with the big bed | There’s a bathroom down the hallway, and then just to the right of that, the smaller bedroom |
| We had no reason to go through Seattle coming home, so we took the ferry from Kingston on our way back | Hanging out on the ferry while they loaded some more passengers | All aboard, and leaving port | Family photo… | …in two parts. There’s Glacier Peak in the background. | A better look |
