All work and no play makes Jocelyn and Shaun very cranky people! So we took a weekend off and decided to try another something new. This time, Shaun decided to make it a bit of a surprise and wing it. The results were pretty awesome.
We woke up and headed out the door at a Shaun approved day off hour, so like 9am and hit the road. I had mentioned maybe heading to Bellingham or a little further north. Ultimately I would have loved to go to Vancouver for the weekend but we still need to get passports for the girls. But I digress….
For a day trip we decided to check out Anacortes, at least that is what I thought. We drove there and had a few laughs, remembering our honeymoon and the whale watching trip that we never made it to. We were all ready to go, Dramamine in our systems, sleepy but excited and when we arrived we learned that no one called us to remind us to be there 45 minutes prior to get live vests and head to the boat. I think we still have the free tickets to use! Just when I thought we were going to leave and find something else to do, Shaun heads to the ferry terminal. He decided we should take an adventure out to the San Juan Islands and Friday Harbor!!!
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| On the ferry and having fun. Its a longer ride for all of us! |
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| Beautiful ferry ride through the islands |
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| Watching the cars and people below. |
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| Watching the seagulls follow the fishing boats. |
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| All little Starburst to pass the time. |
After the beautiful ferry ride, we arrived in Friday Harbor. It was gloomy and misty but the rain was staying away. We decided to do a little exploring and came upon Lime Kiln Point State Park. From what we could tell the hike from the parking lot down to the overlook was manageable for the girls, so we hoofed it. The walk down was beautiful among the trees, moss and greenery. The coastline was stunning and pretty soon it would a wonderful spot to see whales migrating back from Baja, California and other locations. We were a few weeks too early though. Not to worry the views were spectacular, with or without whales.
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| Nature hiking with their favorite guy. |
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| Green and mossy |
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| San Juan Island Coastline |
After we were worn out from our hike, we headed back to the car and did a bit more exploring from inside. The area is so diverse. You move from mossy coastline to rolling open pasture land within a matter of minutes. The misty day made it feel like we were driving though England rather than San Juan Islands and it was spectacular. As we passed by one farm house we noticed several large birds near a grove of trees. After a few looks we realized it was a bald eagle with several of her young. ALl of the young birds lacked their white heads, but you could see that they would soon be getting their white feather. What amazing birds and so breath taking. Luckily I had my camera and longer lens, so I was able to catch a few photos!
The Wharton Adventures 