Ferry Talk

Will we make it through the toll lane in time to catch our boat? Did you hear what happened on the Samish this week? Where do we go for bagels in Anacortes? And did you vote to make more ferries late?! This episode has it all, plus some ferry banter between friends.

After listening, check out WSF's schedule revision process and share your thoughts: https://engage.wsdot.wa.gov/sji-draft-ferry-schedule/

Jordan Soltman is the creator of FerryFriend, our favorite free app to plan ferry trips. In this episode, Jordan tells us about how and why he made the app, some new features he's about to launch, and his favorite ferry in the WSF system (he's ridden them all!).

That time we rescued a baby blanket, our friend almost gave birth on board, and a (minor) ferry mystery... Tune in for some fun and funny ferry stories while you wait for your next sailing.

Tracie Merrill, Education Director at the San Juan Island Whale Museum, joins us to talk about what kinds of whales you might see from the ferry, and birder Bryony Angell talks to us about how to go birding by boat!

After talking to crew on the Tillikum, we learn how to be better ferry passengers. We also learn about crew jobs, how cars get loaded, and the most common lost-and-found items on board. Plus: a stop in the galley gives us some new culinary ideas, we go on a popcorn tangent, and we hear a funny ferry story from our neighbors. [Challenge question: What ferry is depicted in our image for this episode? Let us know in the comments!]

In our first episode, Reema Griffith from the Washington State Transportation Commission tells us how ferries get their names, and we talk about everyone's favorite ferry menace: car alarms!