Originally published Wednesday, May 18, 2011 at 7:01 PM
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Car-free getaway | Alki is our hometown beach
Avoid gas-price pains. Take a Metro bus and the West Seattle Water Taxi to Alki, Seattle's hometown beach, for a car-free getaway.
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Is $4 gasoline blowing a hole in your budget? Then ditch that gas burner and go green. Here's a summer getaway that gets you there with no time behind the wheel.
The objective: A day at the beach.
The place: Alki Beach. This strip of sandy, salty waterfront feels a lot like getting out of town, especially once you get around the bend on Harbor Drive and beyond the in-your-face view of the (fantastic, by the way) Seattle skyline. After that, pretty much all you see is water, mountains, ferries and islands.
What makes it special: Enough of the original beach cottages remain to lend the feel of a small town on the coast. Volleyball games, bonfires and impromptu picnics (gulls love the fries from Spud's) add to the atmosphere — plus it has the Statue of Liberty (Seattle's version).
What makes it tasty: Spud Fish and Chips (2666 Alki Ave. S.W.) is old-school Seattle, with two levels of inside tables if you need to be inside. Or, if beef is what's for dinner, many West Seattleites like the ramshackle charm of Pepperdock's for classic burgers (2618 Alki Ave. S.W.).
Getting there with no car: Take a bus to Pier 50 on the Seattle waterfront, then hop on the West Seattle Water Taxi ($1.50-$3.50 each way, or free for kids 5 and younger). A free Metro shuttle (Route 775) connects the Seacrest Park dock on Harbor Avenue to the Admiral District and Alki. See www.kingcounty.gov/transportation/kcdot/WaterTaxi.
— Brian J. Cantwell
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