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Not wanting to be stuck at the apartment all day this fine Labor Day weekend Saturday, I ventured out down to Pier 52 to hop on the Seattle<->Bainbridge Island ferry. The goal was to do this route which goes from where I temporarily live (in the Fremont district of Seattle) to the terminal, then from Bainbridge up through Kingston, then down from Edmonds to where it all started from. It's about 46-50 miles with a ton of hills.

My fitness GPS won't turn back on easily and kinda died at the Edmonds terminal, so no actual route from it will be posted (there is a great map at the first URL). I can tell you that I was pretty tired and the summary info on the unit (the one time I managed to get it to power up) said I burned well over 3600 calories. It sure feels like it.

Bainbridge is idyllic and picturesque. I see why so many folks move there. You can choose from wooded areas, coastal vistas or (ugh) developments - all at price ranges that we will never be able to afford.

I didn't stop to take too may pictures (mostly snapped some on the ferries), but you can see part of the Olympic mountains and some other shots here.