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The Bainbridge Island Ferry Crash of 2016

Axel and I took a trip to Bainbridge Island. We drove the giant truck over to Kent station near our RV park in order to board the Sounder Train to Seattle.  The first trick was to parallel park said giant truck in a very small spot. Axel got out to help me not run into anything. Did I mention a train was currently blocking the tracks so I had an audience of backed-up cars to observe my attempt? Somehow I managed to shoehorn the truck in to the spot with straight alignment, close to the curb, and perfectly within the lines. As I exited the truck I recieved several nods of approval from the idling cars. One man rolled down his window and congratulated me, saying he is a limo driver and my parking was amazing. "That truck is a beast," he said, "great job." :)  After that we walked over to the platform and bought our tickets. Soon the train arrived. Axel in front of our ride to Seattle.   From the train station we walked to the ferry terminal and...