Bainbridge Island, etc

Well, contrary to popular belief, the weather has been absolutely gorgeous for the past couple weeks (of course it started as soon as I had to start work). We have definately been taking advantage of it though. This past Friday we took Bruno to a dog park on Lake Washington.

He even took a dip in the lake. It was a beautiful 85 degree sunny day! We took a walk down the lake shore, but didn't go exploring too far because we weren't sure how far it went and had to get home. We got a few pictures with Mt. Rainier in the background though. All of the mountains were so clear, it was a pretty cool sight to see.

Saturday we woke up to the same perfect day we had on Friday, so Katie and I packed some lunch and headed downtown to catch a ferry across the Puget Sound to Bainbridge Island. It is about a half hour ride, and has some spectacular views along the way!

It got pretty windy out on the water once we got moving. I don't think Katie will wear a dress next time :)

We obviously weren't the only ones with the idea of getting out on the water; the Sound was filled with all sorts of boats.

We had a great view of the Olympic range the whole way over

Although the Olympics were great, Rainier really seemed to catch our attention...it was so clear, and looked like it was floating up over the land. Incredible. My parents lived in Seattle for 10 years and they said they were always awe-struck when they saw it. Pictures really don't do it justice.

We arrived at Bainbridge Island around noon and walked through the town and down to the water where we had our lunch. We saw a few people kayaking and there were some places to camp, so we think Bainbridge might be a great place to stay for a weekend and have some fun.

After lunch we found an ice cream shop. I'm pretty sure it was the best $5.95 I've ever spent...wow.

We are having a lot of fun exploring all the different areas around Seattle. Everything is so close and easy to get to, the weekends just aren't long enough!