San Juan Islands

Fri - San Juan Island

Drove around the island today. Saw orcas on the west side. Stopped by Roche Harbor Village, which reminds me of the village from the BBC show The Prisoner. Really. About to go salmon fishing. 70F and sunny today.

Th - San Juan Island

Kayaked around Friday Harbor today in a sit-on-top Hobie pedal boat. Rented a crab pot and caught two red rock crabs, which we had for dinner.

Wed - Orcas to San Juan

Packed up Wed morning at Moran State Park (rainy night), then took the ferry to San Juan Island. Our ferry, The Evergreen State, has half-done puzzle out on tables for passengers to entertain themselves with, which Oliver would appreciate. We arrived in Friday Harbor and dropped in on Joyce. One of her neighbors is away, so she let us stay at their house. Very nice! They all live in a secluded development on the west side. We picked apples from two kinds of apple trees, snap peas from Joyce's other neighbor, an Alaskan fisherman.

Tues

Took a six-hour kayak tour out of Deer Harbor, great weather and views. Stopped on a couple of islands along the way. Tried fishing off a pier out of Orcas Village in the eve, just caught some bait and dogfish sharks.

Mon

Took the ferry from Anacortes to Orcas Island. Set-up camp in Moran State Park. The eponymous Robert Moran is a very interesting character, look him up. Last night we did some window shopping in downtown Seattle, went to the Columbia Sportwear and Mountain Hard Wear stories. They almost count as high-end fashion in Seattle, sort of like Armani and Prada.