Fourth of July Walkabout
Ferry Interior © Bret Doss
My longtime friend Tom (since we were six years old, third house down across the street) was passing through my area on a driving vacation. His stopover here gave us the time to get caught up on the happenings in the past nine or ten months since I last saw him in our hometown. We had the entire Fourth of July to ourselves, so we went for a Walkabout (and a bit of Eat-about) nearby. We spent a large part of the day at the Mukilteo-Clinton Ferry area, where there is a nice park, a working lighthouse, food, and, of course, the ferry.
After some fish & chips from the walk-up Ivar’s, we bought round trip walk-on tickets for the ferry. We both grew up in northern New Mexico, so being around & on the water is a treat.
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We enjoyed post-ferry-ride soft-serveice cream (root beer float for Tom, cone-in-a-cup for me), and walked and talked for hours more at another nearby beach park. As the sun was setting, golden light bathed the shoreline.
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We spoke of the past, present, and future in the way that only those who have known each other since childhood, for nearly fifty years, can speak.
It was a very good day.
all images made using a Nikon V1
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