Bainbridge Island, formerly known as Winslow

Downtown Seattle Ferry Terminal

My friend Julie has moved back to the Pacific Northwest.  We had an extra day after visiting my folks, so we took a Washington State Ferry to Bainbridge Island to visit Julie in her new island abode.  Many years ago, you took the ferry to the city of Winslow, but Julie tells me Winslow is now just Bainbridge Island.  It's still a beautiful 35 minute ferry ride, especially when the sun shines.

After lunch at Bainbridge Bakery, we wandered around the compact village, which includes a little marina, many coffee shops, a lavender shop, and an unusually large book store, which caters to all the book clubs on the island.  And then we went to another bakery, Blackbird Bakery, which features to-die for lavender sugar cookies.