I think ferry rides, especially on a nice day, are one of the jewels of Washington state. I always make sure visitors who have never been to Washington before get a ferry ride. Who can beat a view of majestic snow-covered Mt Rainier rising over Harbor Island. My last visitor was treated to a magnificent sunset over Whidbey Island as we steamed away. (Steaming away sounds ever so much better than "dieseled away" :). One of my favorite movies (Double Jeopardy) has some great Washington state ferry scenes :). We even got a great folks song from our ferry system, "Elwa on the Rocks" :).