We woke up around 7:30 in the hostel in Seattle. We had free breakfast before going to pack our bikes and leave the hostel. Isaiah and Jacob navigated us out of Seattle, getting us to the ferry terminal on the breathtaking Puget Sound waterfront after some shopping. We took a FAST ferry to Kingston to then get on another one to Edmonds back on the mainland. The ferries had beautiful views of Seattle and of the Cascades. We also learned new card games as well as playing well-known ones like B.S. (which is totally insane with 6+ people).
Once on the mainland, we had some real riding to do. We rode through the suburbs of Seattle, with minty fresh breath courtesy of Altoids, and for the most part the ride was quite smooth. There were few cars on the road, and for the most part we stuck together quite well. At one point, however, we had to adjust cables on Annabelle’s bike. Lowen and Elliot volunteered to take a side quest with a leader to a bike shop to retrieve said cables.
This just gave the rest of us even more time to learn new card games (like Egyptian Ratscrew, which is really a blast). Eventually the bike was fixed, and we started riding again. We got to the ferry terminal for our third and final ferry, after many fun (though twisty) downhills.
This ferry was only about twelve minutes. Not even a baker’s dozen. We got to Whidbey Island, where our group divided in order to conquer. James, Simon, Charlotte and Robyn went to the grocery store for dinner and breakfast, while the rest of us went to the campground. After some [incredibly hilly] biking on the beautiful Whidbey Island we got to the campground. We huddled around the camp stove as the bolognese burbled. Someone saw a shooting star. We slept. Tomorrow we are going to do double the mileage. It’s gonna be tops!!
– Isaiah
