It seems like if there is stress that needs to melt away, for me and for Steve, we head for the Islands. San Juan Island is the largest and that seems to be a favorite. So with Saturday dawning with the promise of upper 70's, we headed for Anacortes to catch the ferry.
The day was clear in Ferndale and all the way to Anacortes but as we rounded the corner in Anacortes to the Ferry Terminal we saw that the blanket of fog that wrapped the islands was still covering parts of the trip...
The Ferry ride was wonderful and we docked in Friday Harbor, a little seaside town that without a car, you can have some fun bumming around in the shops...but we take the car because we have fallen in love with other parts of the island. We were off to Roche Harbor...lunch...sun...and lots of beautiful places to visit.
The harbour is beautiful and at noon the chimes went off and played for about 10 minutes...great memories.
The Old hotel built in the 1800's with it's garden is always fun to explore and has blooms for every season...
Steve almost ran to the dock to find out if the Phecal Phreak was docked...at times, he is such a boy...huh? Jane? His reason for taking the picture...Jon will love it! I reminded him that Jon HAS this picture...he still had to take it...I love that man!
It always surprises me when memories assail me. When I was little, lolligagging was not good. It meant that you were walking way too slow, you were taking too much time to smell the roses, or something! Later, my mom used the expression that she was just "gagging" the mall. In our house, gagging the mall brings a smile and memories of grammie. I stand corrected...both Steve AND Betsy credit Jane for the "gagging" the mall!
The flowers were beautiful! We saw other living things:
I guess this is how you clean the underside of the boat...house cleaning doesn't seem so daunting right now!
These little "boat" dogs were available for pictures at a moment's notice but one of the pups really had had it with the paparazzi!
We always anticipate seeing whales...but this is the only whale that we saw this trip.
We did see this sleeping, sun bathing seal when we went to Lime Kiln park. It is where the whales like to gather...this seal seemed a bit frustrated as the tide was coming up and waves from passing boats splashed on his whiskers and "bothered" his nap...I can identify...nap time should be nap time...PERIOD!
I realized that this North Dakota girl has taken all kinds of pictures of water an mountains and has ignored the islands' beautiful farms with llamas, sheep, statues, and there is even a camel!
At the end of the day, we feel like we always do...that we have had a three week vacation. God is so good and He is so faithful. He has given us an amazing playground to relax and enjoy...and we do love it out here. However, sometimes, a playground like this without our family and old friends from ND it seems empty...but then God reminds us that He has directed our paths and He will continue to direct our paths...and we praise Him for that!
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Are you sure that it was Grammie who said "Gagging the mall"? I thought it was Jane... although- tomato-tomahto :) Soon we can throw Mazie into the mix... was it Grammie/Jane/Mazie?? They're all the same person- just different ages :)
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