Edmonds–Kingston Ferry
I walked a few miles today but what I did could not be called a true hike. But I just love the city of Edmonds. What a great little city.
I can get there by walking out my front door to a bus stop, and take the bus to Edmonds, which is what I did today. Edmonds has it all. It is a waterfront city, with a nice beach on the Puget Sound, with views west towards the Olympic Mountains. I took a couple of photos of the mountains but, once again, my camera and skills were inadequate to the task.
I did manage to capture the Edmonds-Kingston ferry as it was coming into port as seen above.
And I walked along the marina, ogling the many boats:
Boats Unlimited
Edmonds has a nice art museum, it is the home of Rick Steves, the travel guru, as well as the Edmonds Center for the Arts (ECA) where we have enjoyed artists such as Judy Collins, Graham Nash, and Marty Stuart and his Fabulous Superlatives. In fact, Marty and Co. are coming back in June and we have tickets.
And, last but not least, every Saturday throughout the summer Edmonds has a summer market, with several streets blocked off and various vendors – food, arts and crafts, pet paraphernalia, etc. – lined up for business. Jan and I are planning to take the bus there on 5/27 to walk on to the ferry (expect to wait in line for an hour or more if you want to haul your car over the sound, but as a walk-on there is never a wait). As a senior with the local senior transit/discount card, my total cost for a round-trip across the sound, a beautiful experience, is only $5. $5!
Edmonds. There is so much to do (did I mention the scuba diving attraction?) I just wish we could afford to live there.