Seattle Day Trip to Jetty Island
August 12, 2014
Yesterday my friend Carol and I escaped the sultry 90+ degree heat in Seattle and sat on the beach at Jetty Island in Everett. This was an adventure of sorts, since neither of us had ever been there before. Jetty Island is a manmade jetty, just three minutes by a little passenger ferry across the channel from the Port of Everett. In the summer, the port runs a free 60-passenger ferry to the island. Everett residents can make advance reservations to secure a place on the boat, but since we were not able to make reservations, Carol and I arrived early and got seats on the first crossing of the day.
The 2-mile long jetty offers plenty of sandy beach, and yesterday’s mid-day low tide exposed even more sand. Kids and families in neon-colored bathing suits toted equally colorful shovels and buckets for a day of play on the beach. Running was the order of the day — kids scampered from place to place — it was rare to see a child walking. The cool breeze and salty air were refreshing antidotes to the heat of the city.
It’s no wonder that Jetty Island was the winner of the 2013 Red Tricycle Totally Awesome Award for Best Family Escape and Getaway. Visiting Jetty Island had long been on my Summer To-Do List, and we picked a perfect day to discover this unusual place.
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August 12, 2014 at 12:23 pm
don’t think we realize how wonderful “our” Chesapeake Bay sand bar is! ZIP 23066 Gwynn just off the shore.
August 12, 2014 at 3:05 pm
This looks like a place I would love to visit!
August 12, 2014 at 3:00 pm
Down here, we call that a tidal flat. Of course, we don’t have tides, so what do we know?
August 12, 2014 at 3:02 pm
I’ve heard people refer to these as mudflats, too. The pockmarked surface looked like the moon.
August 16, 2014 at 5:27 pm
I really liked seeing these images. The beaches are very different from the one I remember. I have only been to or seen the ocean maybe 4 times in my life, in New Jersey. I have been ill since you made this post so unable to get to the chair to read. I am glad to see all that you posted and I think I shall try the blueberry cake (a gluten free version)
August 17, 2014 at 8:26 am
I wish you well in your recovery. Although Seattle and Jetty Island are situated on salt water, Puget Sound, which is connected to the Pacific Ocean, it (the Sound and its beaches) looks and feels quite different from the Pacific Coast with its crashing waves. Still, the Sound IS saltwater, has tides, and smells like a beach.
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