Island Getaway
This past weekend, G and I ventured to one of the as-yet unexplored San Juan Islands. Wed been to Lopez and Orcas before, but never San Juan itself. We packed up the car Friday night, including our bikes, in preparation for an early morning departure on Saturday. We were up and out of the house by 6:30 am (ouch) and made it to the ferry terminal in Anacortes in good time. By 11 we were on the island and soon set up camp at the Lakedale Resort. We spent the afternoon exploring on our bikes- 1st heading to Roche Harbor and then on to English Camp.
In Roche Harbor, there was some sort of festival going on. We witnessed the likes of a logrolling competition and a blindfolded dinghy race; then sampled free donuts from a wheelbarrow. English Camp is part of the National Park System and we giggled at the folks dressed up in period costumes. After ditching the bikes, we drove to Lime Kiln State Park, which is reputedly the best place on the island to see whales. We did catch sight of some marine mammal- G claims it was a porpoise.
The rest of the weekend passed relatively uneventfully. We spotted eagles multiple times as well as a pack of foxes. Saturday night we had the requisite campfire and the first smores of the season. Oh, yum. Somehow these 3 ingredients, none of which are particularly good on their own, manage to come together perfectly. I think having them once is year is probably enough, though- the things are damn sweet.
The Islands are fast becoming one of my favorite parts of the Northwest. The only down side is having to drive through Everett to get there.