-Tuesday July 3rd Afternoon-
After relaxing for a bit and changing into dry clothes we headed into Friday Harbor for lunch. We first entered an open air place right across from the ferry landing and sat down waiting to be acknowledged. After a bit and not getting a visit, we asked someone who looked like they worked there what the deal was. They said they weren’t open yet, but we could wait where we sat for about 20 more minutes if we wanted. We didn’t want.
Wandered around town for a while looking for other options, but finding the same sort of not yet open vibe nearly everywhere except for the few places that were serving breakfast. When a half an hour passed we returned to our original place. Donna wanted some Dungeness crab and what I really wanted came from a a different part of the restaurant. They could bring it out to me, but it had to be rung up on a separate bill. Sounded like too much effort to me, so I opted for the Fish & Chips (turned out later this was a lucky thing.)
We were served our lunches on paper plates and given a plastic fork for our utensils. For my fish and chips that wasn’t an issue, but to get the most out a crab you need a couple of extra items. When our server asked if there was anything else we needed I asked for some malt vinegar for my chips and Donna asked for a nut cracker or hammer and a seafood pick. My wish was granted, but the server told Donna that they didn’t have those utensils.
The top of the crab had already been separated and each leg segment had a saw cut in it already making for easy access to most of the meat, but there were a few knuckles and other places that refused to grant access to the succulent crab. For this we had to use the bottom of the Malt Vinegar bottle as a hammer. Good thing they make them out of sturdy glass…
And when they say Market Price on the menu, they mean YIKES! Our lunch with two soft drinks and tip came to $56.
What a great picture! I stared at it for quite awhile wishing I had taken it myself. You captured just the right amount of color to really make it interesting. I was thinking about how it would look enlarged as much as quality would permit and hanging on a white wall. I was also thinking that a realtor would benefit from that picture on the wall of a house they are trying to sell or rent. I felt it drawing me in a relaxing way. I have enjoyed a lot of your pictures over the years but this one makes me think I must start traveling again with my wife Linda, the camera, and the MX5.
I’m blushing.
That picture was actually taken the next morning (4th) on our ferry ride from Friday Harbor back the the “mainland.” In a rarity for me that is the full frame of the photo, normally I crop like crazy to get the composition I want from my original snapshot. I have to admit to bumping up the saturation a little to get that touch of color. If printed directly from the 180dpi 4320 x 2430 pixel image you would yeild a 13-1/2 x 24″ picture. If you’d like I can always email you the original image…
The two pictures on our walls that were taken or drawn by a person we know are some of our most prized posessions. Thank you for your offer to send me a copy of the original image. That is a lot of pixels. I’ll bet it would also look great on a HD TV that size. I wish I had one but we did not make that leap yet. I wanted the Ipod Touch more. If I run into the realtor (my neighbor’s house is For Sale) I will ask them to check it out to see if they think my idea is valid. This agent did not decorate this house because the neighbor did not replace the carpet thinking the new owner would rather pick it out. He should have put at least a new cheap one in. I can’t say too much as we would have a lot to do if we decided to sell this house.
Well, if you want it, just click on the image above and it will take you to the original 4.5Meg image.