You  get up in the morning to the quiet of island life, waves lapping on the shore, birds and eagles flying overhead,  deer and other wild life framing the landscape of your life, and then you decide you just need to go to the city and feel the pulse of Nordstroms, Benaroya Hall, the Seattle Museum and of course Pikes Market.  But you don't want to drive, you want sit back, enjoy the scenery, listen to your IPOD or read a book.  Your choice to get to there is the Sounder Train.  You take the FREE Island Transit bus from close to wherever you live on the island to the ferry landing, board the ferry and enjoy the fresh salt air, while maybe catching a glimpse of a seal or if you are lucky a whale. Exit the ferry, and catch the Sounder at the adjacent terminal. In 44 minutes you will step off the train in downtown Seattle.  Magic!  No car, no hassle, a day in the city, and then back to Whidbey.  Here is the current Sounder schedule.   www.soundertransit.org/x71.xml.