Originally Posted by
brianatbb I was goingnfrom Whidbey island to Port Townsend. Thanks for the heads up about I5, but I'm heading east from Tacoma next so will miss that little adventure. Weather was nice Monday but a little wet now at Ocean Shores.
My settings are all the same as yours. I gave it another try, using google to search wa state ferry instead of going straight to the website. Alas, it just took me to the same website where I had the same problem. Tapping 'make a reservation' does nothing.
Odd - again, I did not follow through but the Reservation Window did open.
Off that subject: Where are you from? June in this neck of the woods can be quite miserable so you have kind of lucked out - and the Ocean is an entirely different environment all year long. After almost 40 years, I've learned Summer comes to most of the US in June - NOT Seattle! We've had highs in the upper 50's for 4th of July and I still recall campers down on the lower elevations of Mt Rainier getting shocked by snow. The Meteorologists have taught me that the Jet Stream does not settle into its Summer pattern till about the second week of July. Sept can be pretty darn wonderful.
The ferries can be really fun - particularly on a bicycle where the usual nice weather long-lines are non-existent. We pedal north from Seattle, grab the Edmonds to Kingston ferry, pedal to Port Gamble (quaint), along the Hood Canal, backroads to Poulsbo, backroads on Bainbridge Island, ferry back to Seattle and pedal home. All in all, a wonderful day.
Enjoy your visit