Trip to Friday Harbor
Since Julie liked the flight on Friday, we went for another today–a cross country up to Friday Harbor, San Juan Island. By car and ferry, it’s about a 4 hour trip one way. By Cessna, it’s less than an hour. We flew up, had some ice cream, poked around in a few galleries, and flew back. Julie loved it, which is great!!
Taking off from Boeing Field, right by downtown. The Space Needle and Lake Union are in the second shot.
The happy passenger.
Kingston ferry dock and the Hood Canal Bridge.
It was kind of hazy today, but this picture basically frames the entire San Juan Islands.
Friday Harbor Airport, the town of Friday Harbor which is just a short walk away, and short final for runway 16.
Mount Rainier and downtwon Seattle on the way back.
Flying into Boeing Field from the north is very cool. You go right by downtown Seattle. The pointy white building in the second picture is the Smith Tower. It used to be the tallest building west of the Mississippi River–it’s obviously not anymore.
The B-17 and B-24 are in town for a few days. The B-17 happened to be taking off in the opposite direction from the parallel.
Overall a very fun flight.