40 miles, no photos today; too bad.
We left right after lunch, rode over to Alki, which overlooks puget sound. the weather was incredible, about 70 degrees with a slight breeze. We could see fog on the water.
Next we headed south, overlooking Puget Sound, riding on nice roads and then a park -- like path to the Vashon Ferry Terminal near Lincoln park.
Next we headed a little further south, where Raleighdon was captivated by a table at a garage sale; fortunately (?) he had no money, so we couldn't buy it.A block later we came upon a bakery with a bathroom. Snack time he says; after this we have some climbing to do. So I take him very seriously and pick out a cookie. the man behind the counter said "I baked everything here this morning" I felt this incredible nostalgia; why is this so rare? The last hand baked cookie I had was done in someone's home, this guy was selling them; so we ordered a dozen chocolate chip cookies. he says "Let's make that a baker's dozen" I almost cried.
Then we started climbing. ooof up, up, up, and then down and then up and then down - who knows how many times; but you can't NOT find hills if you go east or west in the Seattle area.
We had a splendid ride, no traffic woes, no nasty drivers, lots of trails, dead ends and under driven roads.
We hoped to stop and pick blackberries, but alas, the crop is now too far gone.