Back in 2001, Donna and I took a vacation that has become, for us, a high bar, a hall mark, the Gold Standard of vacations. We flew into Oakland, CA, rented a car, and for next several days wandered up toward Seattle. We visited many places, saw many amazing things, ate some wonderful food, and ended the automotive part of the trip in Seattle where we stayed with our very good friends, Kelley and Nicola.
Arriving in Washington state, Donna wanted to take the ferry into Seattle, so we drove into Bremerton. Just in time to catch the ferry. I took this shot of the clever, hungry, graceful gulls that followed the boat all the way. …