We went on a Cruise!!

San Juan Islands, Washington

April 18th, 2017

A friend had suggested that we take the ferry from Anacortes, WA around the San Juan Islands. We found out that, as seniors, we could ride all day for $6 each. And we could take Timmy. BONUS!! A sunny day was forecast, so we packed up a picnic lunch and got on the ferry around 10.30 am and our first leg was across to Lopez Island - such a beautiful island. Check the web site, then Shaw Island. We did not get off at those two stops as there is nothing to see without transport further onto the islands. Then on to Orcas Island where we got off and had our picnic lunch while we waited for the ferry to Friday Harbor on San Juan Island. We wandered around Friday Harbor for a couple of hours, had a good cup of coffee and chatted to some people as we waited for the ferry to go back to Anacortes.  We discovered that there is a Lavender Farm on San Juan Island called Pelindaba Lavender...and yes, South African friends, it is founded and owned by a South African! We had seen a Pelindaba store in La Conner and wondered if they were South African. You can read the history of Pelindaba HERE

A good day was had by us two. Timmy was not too happy with the movement and the vibration of the ferry. We could also have gone on to Sidney, Vancouver Island, Canada for just $9 each. What a deal!

Enjoy our Photos.

Setting out from Anacortes

The wind and choppiness didn't stop the sail boat

Loading the ferry with cars

Very comfortable inside

Panorama

Michael and Timmy on the front deck

Our wake

A perfect day to go cruising

Hoping to see some wildlife. I saw one seal and that was all.

Coming in to Orcas Island

Our lunch spot

View from the picnic table

Pelindaba Lavender store in La Conner

Good usage of old Bank stone

Loading for Friday Harbor

Ferry Terminal

Michael and Timmy taking shelter from the wind

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Store on Friday Harbor

Africa Sailing Adventure?

Mural on the outside of the Whale Museum.

Panorama

Marina on Friday Harbor

Marina boardwalk

Seal Sculpture

Nice condos on the waterfront

Park near the marina

Indian stuff

Plaque about the coastal Native People

Rain moving in as we head home.

What a wonderful day we had. Thanks for coming along on our adventure.

Daffodils, Tulips and a Lone Tree.

La Conner, Washington

April 15th - 18th

We left Elma on the morning of April 15th and made our way past Seattle. We did not stop there as time in the US was getting short. Instead we took photos from I-5 highway. We had booked a site at La Conner Thousand Trails Preserve. We managed to get a good site with an ocean view. The campground is right on the banks of the Puget Sound. A gorgeous place with so much to do. We were very lucky in that we had great weather while we there.

Going through Seattle.

The ocean view from our site

Lovely sunny site

The Lone Tree. - lost it's top a few years back.

The Lone Tree and the sunset.

The setting sun shining on the beach.

Loads of driftwood

Lone tree at sunset.

Skagit Bay on Puget Sound from the campground.

The second day we were there we went to the Tulip Festival and got a few photos of the tulips and daffodils. So spectacular that half of Washington State was there and we found it hard to get around with all the traffic on the roads. However we did get some good photos.

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Rain, Rain, Rain and a little Ice

North Oregon Coast and crossing into Washington State

Our trip continued up the Oregon Coast and our next port of call was Seaside Thousand Trails Resort. Just three days there and it rained for two days. Luckily our site had a gravel base but we still had to wade a bit from the trailer to the truck and back.

The resort was OK with a lovely indoor pool and hot tub, but no internet even though we had been told that there was. We did a couple of drives to local beaches to give Timmy his beach fix. Just a quiet stay for us.

Lewis and Clarke statue on the beachfront

Lovely sunset

The beach at Seaside on our one sunny day

Timmy in his element.

Skunk Cabbage, I was told.

Swamped woodlands at Seaside TT Park

Beautiful indoor pool at the resort

Our next stop was Travell Inn Campground,  a Coast to Coast park in Elma, Washington State. The drive was still rainy and as we got to the resort the rain changed to ice. It was fine for an over night stop, but not somewhere I would like to stay for any length of time.

The bridge over the Columbia River into Washington State

A rainy, icy drive

Ice on the back of the truck when we arrived

Our wet site. 

The sun came out for a short while and we had a lovely double rainbow.

Rainbow

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