Bainbridge Island to Seattle - Bell Harbor, to Blake Island State Park, August 4th

Well the Dock Master, Fred, of Harbor Marina was right, I did want the key to the bath house and I used it. That morning I took the longest hot shower I have had since we left on May 8th. Fred had let me know there was no charge for the showers and each one has its own water heater. Many places we stay have showers, but they charge by the minute. An example is usually a shower for 25 cents for 3 and one half minutes.
We took our time leaving Bainbridge Island as there was no rush. We needed to time our stay in Seattle so we would be in the marina for just an hour or less; as we were pick up a good friend of Alexus, a wonderful man named Bruce, who was flying in from Colorado. Bruce was a sailor and boater having owned both sailboats and motorboats of all sizes. We looked forward to meeting him at Pier 66, next to Bell Harbor Marina in Seattle, and having him aboard for the next week.
The entrance to Bell Harbor Marina is a little tricky as it is hidden behind the docks and breakwater for the cruise ship lines. Once you find your way in, it is a nice marina with cement float docks, water, power and showers, and you are right downtown near Pike Place Markets and all the restaurants, Seattle Art museum and loads of other tourists stuff.
We docked and went up to the Pier and waited for Bruce to arrive from the Seattle airport. He arrived some what frazzled by the travel from Boulder, but ready to enjoy some time on the water. It was great to have him on board and he felt like family from the start. We decided to get a quick lunch since Bruce had not eaten on the plane and then we took off for Blake Island State park. We found a mooring buoy and spent the night in a great spot watching the ferry make it's run and just enjoying being out on the water. I tried my luck at fishing, but to no avail and it was not a day I could use the crab pot. Crabbing is open Wednesday to Sunday for recreational fishing and we were a day early.