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Another short day took us out of Bellingham and down to the evocatively named Deception Pass, and the similarly named state park and bridge. The "deception" is that the original white discoverers initially thought Whidbey Island was a peninsula.

The day included a few more miles of great bike trails, some great downhills, and the Deception Bridge in two of the following pictures. Beautiful bridge w/ heavy car traffic and a tiny raised walkway on the side. A couple of us opted to take up the whole lane, which took the tension out of it for me. I worry more about walking/biking along 300-ft drops than a car or 10 :-) I was vindicated when one of the Jeffs was finishing the walk across the bridge on the narrow pathway, saw me waiting, bumped a protrusion from the railing and teetereed awkwardly against the railing. Jeff is 6'4"; the railing looked very low. But all was good!

During dinner I had a fascinating conversation with Pam about her 6000-mile tour in Africa last year, and then we trooped down to the beach to watch the sunset. We ended the day watching a seal chase a big fish right at a guy fishing on the beach. He drops his pole and flips it onto the beach by smacking at the water as the seal tries to grab it away from him.

Pretty good, and a bit bizarre, day.

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