Everett Photoblogging--A Day at the Waterfront

We had a beautiful weekend here and so I thought it would be a great time to get out and take a few pictures with my new camera.

We tried to go to Jetty Island in Everett but it was a popular idea and we couldn't get on the ferry. Lesson? Get there early!

We may have missed the ferry but we were still determined to get some sun on our poor pale bodies. Lots of people were just hangin' out at the marina playing frisbee, fishing off the dock, working on their tan, picknicking, and waiting for the ferry to Jetty Island. So we just hung out at the Marina.



After we got tired of being at the Marina, we went up the hill to Grand Avenue Park to take in the view of the Everett waterfront. Eric just wanted to lay down and stretch out in the sun for a while.



While he made like a cat in a sunbeam, I took a bunch of pictures. I love North Everett! It is so beautiful. Here's a shot of Grand Avenue Park at the corner of Grand and 19th, with Puget Sound stretching into the distance beyond.



Grand Avenue is pretty spectacular itself. The neighborhood is about 100 years old, and this is where all the mill owners and wealthy citizens of Everett once lived. It's still a very nice neighborhood, with lots of beautiful old homes.



This next picture is the Jetty Island Ferry, its name is "The Queen's Launch." It holds about 30 people and runs every half an hour. It is free but there is a suggested $1 or $2 donation to keep it going. It is run by Argosy Cruises.



And here is Jetty Island. You can see there is a small dock on the Jetty side--if you have your own boat, kayak or raft, you don't have to rely on the Ferry to get there. The Jetty is about 2 miles long--plenty of nice sandy beaches for everyone to enjoy, plus they have nature walks and activities scheduled through Labor Day. If you are lucky, you will see the resident Ospreys, and on breezy warm days, the local kitesurfers will be out. No kitesurfers on this day--they usually come out in the later afternoons when the breezes come up.



Next week if the weather is nice we will go to Jetty Island and actually go to the beach!