The ferry boat that got entangled is out for a few weeks, leaving just one on the PT/Whidbey route. This messes up a lot of recreational travel plans as the state doesn’t have any spare ferries in the summer. That will take a bite out of the tourism money around here.
The other a day a pen of farmed Atlantic salmon broke open and many fish have escaped into the Salish. Fish and game immediately asked people to catch as many as they could, and the state EPA is looking at pollution charges. I’m sure there are a lot of people wondering “Why the hell are Atlantic salmon being farmed in the San Juans?” I’m waiting to hear the answer to that.
Otherwise t’s been quiet here while I’m recovering from my angiogram. Every day is better, but it’s irritatingly slow.