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A windy ferry passage.

Posted in June 15th, 2008
by Laura in Transportation

First of all, I guarantee that your ferry ride will not be rough like what we delight in sharing below.

Whidbey is a mellow isle and the arrival by ferry is the granddaddy of all downshifts - a calm, still glide up to the Clinton ferry terminal.

BUT

we did have some fun earlier this year when the winds were just right and we all had a nice rock ‘n roll car wash. Quite refreshing!

Enjoy these photos but don’t anticipate any of this on YOUR arrival.

Rock ‘n rolling all the way to Mukilteo.

Burying the bow into the high seas.

Bury the bow

Well, that was refreshing!

Here we go again!

yeehAHHH! :)

Then came the car wash!

The Whidbey Ferry on a really windy day

How about a close up?

a wild time!

But, alas, this is not the way it usually is.

But it sure was fun!

As Robert Frost wrote:

In a Glass of Cider

“It seemed I was a mite of sediment
That waited for the bottom to ferment
So I could catch a bubble in ascent.
I rode up on one till the bubble burst
And when that left me to sink back reversed
I was no worse off than I was at first.
I’d catch another bubble if I waited.
The thing was to get now and then elated.”

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Transportation

Posted in May 26th, 2008
by admin in Transportation

Transportation to Whidbey Island

Airport Shuttle
(from Sea-Tac Airport)
(800) 448-8443

Whidbey-SeaTac Shuttle
360-679-4003 Local
877-679-4003 Toll Free

Ferry Service - Washington Ferries are the number-one tourist attraction in the area. The Mukeltio/Clinton Ferry crosses from the mainland to Clinton, on Whidbey Island every 30 minutes. Check out the schedule on the WA State Ferries website.

Whidbey Island ferry services also serve as a gateway to many ports including Port Townsand, Victoria BC, Vancouver BC and the beautiful San Juan Islands. (Refer to the Port Townsend/Keystone Schedule for these schedules.)

Marine Travel - For maps, weather conditions and navigation information, North Puget Sound destinations may be found at NWBoating.com

Transportation Around Whidbey Island

Island Transit - FREE transportation along State Road 525 with a pickup at the Clinton Ferry. Island Transit provides transportation to Langley, Scatchet Head, Bayview, Freeland and Greenbank on the south end. Routes run continuously all the way up to Deception Pass. Only an hour between pickup times on most routes. For full information visit the Island Transit web site at http://www.islandtransit.org/bus or call (360) 321-6688

Family Rent-a-Car
4714 SR 525
Clinton, WA
(360) 341-4888

Jet City Rentals
South Whidbey
(360) 321-2969

If you are flying into Oak Harbor…

Budget Rent A Car
Oak Harbor Airport
(360) 675-2000

Enterprise Rent-A-Car
980 SE Pioneer Way
Oak Harbor
(360) 675-6052

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