September 30th is the last day Mukilteo Beach is open at 4:00am, and today it was pretty obvious why. I used my phone as a flashlight there for the first time today! Not for very long, because our eyes adjusted pretty well once we got away from all the lights. I could tell by all the smell and the slipping that there was more seaweed there than I've ever encountered before. Maybe it's for the best that I couldn't really see it. After the 30th, the beach opens at 6:30, which I think is a bit late. But I can always do a lap at the tank farm while I wait.
