A Supernatural Sunday
A grey day in the Pacific Northwest
Raj’s soccer game was at 10:15 am on Sunday in Poulsbo, which required a ferry to get to from our condo in Bellevue. We left at 7:35 am, really way too late to catch the 7:55 ferry. But, somehow we made it with just one or two cars behind us.
Raj got the rare treat of Takis and Sanjay tried clam chowder from the galley kitchen which he had been wanting to try for a while. The ferry ride was spectacular. I really love the grey days, although that wasn’t always the case. The trees, the orange cranes at the Port, and the buildings that comprise the skyline of Seattle are the only pops of color amongst the grey of the Puget Sound.
We made it to the soccer field in Poulsbo 30 minutes early. My kids went out in the rain (carrying an umbrella is fun!) while I work on the book I’m writing with a hot cup of coffee. Sanjay watched the game and cheered for our team. I get to enjoy being in the car, surrounded by the rain and the beautiful Pacific Northwest landscape in autumn.
The game finishes (1-3), but at least we scored, and we stop at Taco Time to grab some hot food and head back to the Ferry Terminal. Along the way, we see bursts of yellow trees that smile at us on our way home. We cross Agate Crossing, a historic bridge connecting Bainbridge Island to the Kitsap Peninsula. Apparently, it cost $1.35M to build in 1950. You can’t even buy half a house for that in the neighborhood we live in.
We make it to the ferry terminal but just miss the 12:20 pm ferry. We get to spend an hour at the water’s edge and get hot chocolate and a croissant while we wait for the 1:20 pm boat. We are one of the first cars to board and get an eye-level view of the water and Seattle skyline from our car.
Sanjay says, “I can’t believe we took a ferry to Raj’s soccer game. It felt like a vacation.”
Yup.