It is peeing down with rain and blowing a gale outside, so figured I'd do a bit o bloggin and give you the low down on our weekend in Orcas Island.
We arrived there, in the pouring rain of course, but the weather fined up and we had cold but beautiful sunny days. It was so so lovely, very relaxing, we had a wonderful time.
We stayed at a place called The Homestead in a renovated barn right on the water. It had a log fire, dock on the water and a hot tub for us to soak away the worries of the day.
Rocky-m did a few miles taking us up Mt Constitution twice (first day was fogged in) and across to Friday Harbour on a ferry exclusively for Rocky-m. We considered going out on Halloween night, but the thought of all the crazy locals dressed up and raring for crowd participation had Kev going straight to the supermarket to get stuff to cook.
On the Sunday we headed out on a boat to see if we could spot a whale or two. We didn't, but it was beautiful and we saw a few eagles, sea-lions and seals.
Mum and Dad fly out to Las Vegas on Monday meeting my aunt and uncle there. They have a trip to the Grand Canyon, a few other things then they are off to LA for a couple of days before heading back to Oz. Tomorrow we're going to the Seahawks game, see how they like that. It's been a good to see them.
Out looking for bears in the Moran national park.
Rocky-m out from of our cabin
Take 1 - view from Mt Constitution
Take 2 - view from Mt Constitution
Dad on the boat looking for whales
Kev and Dad considering renting a boat on Mountain Lake
Maybe not.....
Rocky-m exclusive ferry service from Orcas Island to Friday Harbour.
American Camp on San Juan Island
View from our cabin
Quality time in the hot tub
Dad doing his best Titanic impersonation, he looks like Leonardo don't you think?
Stellar Sea Lion
On the ferry back to Anacortes
Our dock and sailing boat at the cabin
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