This green and pleaseant land.
After a late morning arising, and some work on the rig Chris wanted to do. He and I left for a visit to Whidbey island, to visit some friends of his.
The Ural gets plenty of looks, folks honk when they pass, and often stop to talk when they walk by. The ride to the ferry terminal in Mukilteo was pleaseant, about a 20 minute ride north of Seattle.
The ride to the ferry was mostly freeway from Seattle, but nice in any case. The ferry ride had little sensation of being on a boat, but then, the sound was mirror pond smooth, and the weather, superb.
Both Chris and I remarked on how much Whidbey reminded us of England. The weather was superb, a slight breeze, no rain, great sunshine. The roads were pleaseant to ride on, and the traffic basically non-existant once you got away from the ferry terminal. Trees shade the roads, dappling the view, all within an hour of Seattle (shshh!)
Jean, one of the friends Chris was visiting, raises Wirehaired Wiener dogs, although, from the looks of them, she doesn't raise them very far. But what they lack in vertical height, they more than make up for, in expansive heart.
The other friend, Jerry, raises mules, but for some silly reason, I didn't get any pictures of them, I will remedy that soon.
Chris and Mum are are going to Whidbey on friday, to visit some more, and Kat and I will try to join them on saturday. At least, that's the plan. Will update this, then.
