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Thursday 9th September 2004

Hood Canal Eco WarningFrom Belfair State Park to Bainbridge Island - about 30 miles. We had a look at the Hood Canal - the long channels of water that wind around from Puget Sound deep into the hills of the Olympic Peninsula. There's some kind of eco-disaster happening by the look of it - as the photo indicates. But it all looks so picturesque that we didn't notice the dead fish. Then we headed to Bremerton, going past some very impressive naval dockyards packed with huge aircraft carriers and warships, and waited for the ferry. The rain eventually went and the day turned hot. Good weather for drying everything out. The ferry was at 3pm until it got cancelled due to "mechanical problems" - and we then caught the 4.15 sailing. I typed up my diary in the usual delightful library - this time Bremerton Public Library. Later... we got the ferry at 4.15pm and then got another ferry than got us to Bainbridge Island at about 6pm. We headed for Fay Bainbridge State Park, which has a hiker/biker camping section, where we now are. Finding Fay Bainbridge State Park was not easy in the semi darkness. We missed it initially and went a mile further until we realized it couldn't possibly be this far. The houses on the island are most large detached houses with acres of ground, and often some fencing, around them. So it's difficult to ask directions. People travel by car, so there's really no-one to ask where the State Park is. The State Park is a bit mean because it puts the hiker/bikers away from the pleasant bit of shoreline, offering them the delights of a rather steep hill to camp on. Still, we were the only ones camping and it was a quiet and nicely secluded spot.

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