While waiting to board the Chelan for Friday Harbor, (from Anacortes) this past Monday, I noticed the crew delay the sailing while the crew hosed down the deck.

Why?

It seems that when the solid waste transfer truck from Friday Harbor is in transit on the ferry, it is depositing maggots on the car deck of the ferry. Lots of them.

Apparently, this is a recurring situation on the ferry while bringing the garbage truck to the mainland.

While the ferry crew did their best to hose off this mess, there was still a pool of remaining maggots to drive through in order to board the ferry.

Not pleasant or acceptable.

The solid waste transporter/contractor must come up with a better solution and soon.

Bob Brunkow/Friday Harbor