Day Twenty - Jun 15, 2013
Beijing, China to Bainbridge Island, WA
High Point:
Getting home, more or less
Low Point:
Well, it was just a long travel day
Miles Boat:
10
Miles By Plane:
5700
Miles By Train:
30
Today's Antiquities:
Mount Rainier
Today's Weather:
Mostly climate controlled. That said, hazy in Beijing and clear in Seattle
Tonight's Lodging:
Michael, Glenda, Adam, Amanda & Jack's place
Touristic Events:
For us, the Seattle to Bainbridge Island ferry
Daily Didactic
Today was probably the biggest travel day we've ever had. A ten and a half hour flight, ending up arriving three hours before we left, taking the light rail to Seattle, and a ferry to Bainbridge Island. Most impactfully, going from crazy pollution to almost none. Most importantly, going from somewhere we were tourists to the house one of Brian's oldest friends. An awesome day.
Today's Photos
One last shot of our awesome abode
Theresa gathering sketch material for the flight
...and again
Our really great little room
Brian on the way out
Past the moon arch
Theresa on the move
City worker sweeping the morning sidewalk with a huge homemade broom
Two stops to the airport express
He's barely awake
Another sunny day
Our ride for the day
A latte and a mocha. More or less
Well this is interesting
Very close to home
We didn't see that coming
Sunrise over Washington
Light Rail. We also like to call it 'public transit in English'
Downtown Seattle, we like it
Back in the land of coffee, on the way to the ferry depot
A street of globes
Two tickets across the bay
The waterfront and the new enormous ferris wheel
Theresa at the ferry dock
Our ride to Bainbridge Island
Brian, working it
A little Seattle in the wake
A little more
Mount Rainier, a view of something distant
Us, more or less
Just a gorgeous morning
Bainbridge Island welcomes us
The end of a very long travel day.