Water Taxi'ing

• 2 pints Hale's Kolsch - Red Lion rooftop
• 1 Imperial pint Stone IPA - Elephant & Castle
• 1 bottle Corona - K's house

The Elliott Bay Water Taxi is the best! Where else can you get a 15 minute ride on the water for $3? I know! It's such a cool name too; even though when I think of a taxi, I think of multiple stops, requesting where you want to go, and interesting chats with the driver; of which the Water Taxi has none of these. But (!), it does offer the most wonderful views of the Seattle skyline, the waterfront, Mt. Rainier, Elliott Bay, close-ups of container ships - if you're lucky, (yesterday I saw a ship loaded with containers, and at the very top were mobile homes; it was a pretty cool sight. Imagine living up there! A container ship colony! Families would have their own mobile home (a truly mobile home, haha!) and there could be parks and common areas and you would have the greatest view from your mobile home; and the residents would be looking at the Water Taxi saying "Hey Water Taxi, make a stop over here!")), and cruise ships.

Eavesdropping on the Water Taxi is quite entertaining as well. Tourists for example: "Lookit Andrew! Look at Seattle! This is just beautiful, Mary. Imagine living here. I would ride this every day. Boise doesn't have anything like this. This is beautiful...just beautiful." or the West Seattle-ites talking between themselves: "Well, it is amaaazing that this became so popular. Remember when it first started? People didn't think it would last. People didn't ride it, and now, look. Look at all these people on this boat. I think they should run it year round. I really do. People would ride it. They would. And if that viaduct ever comes down, we're really going to need something like this. Yes we are." and then there's the local showing the tourist around: "Look at that woman over there. (pointing not so inconspicuously to the woman) She's a co-mmu-ter. She rides this to work and back. (then to the woman) EXCUSE ME?! Do you work in Seattle? You do?! You must love going to work this way. Do you ride it every day?"

Like I said, the Water Taxi is the best. :)