Carolina’s Notes
Today Tony and I got up at 9:30 a.m. (PST) later than expected if we are to catch a ferry and accomplish all of the sight seeing he wants to do. Again, we stayed up too late to get that early start. We got ready A.S.A.P. and yet it was 11:30 a.m. before we were ready to leave. So we had to make alternate plans. We drove to Anacortes. We stopped and tasted hard cider…yummy! Then proceeded along to find the Oyster Run was this weekend. Thousands of motorcycle dudes were showing off their bikes. Tony & I managed a picnic lunch and to find a realtor’s open house and a state park to rest and take in the beautiful water views. The weather cooperated which is always a good thing. Every day that goes by Tony & I experience more and more of what Washington’s Seattle area has to offer. I’m enjoying every bit of it. Thanks Tony!
We made our way back to base camp via Highway 20 to Highway 525 then to the ferry. Once off the ferry it was Highway 525 to Highway 450 then to I-90 then to base camp. We did decide to stop at Pizza Hut to get a to-go pizza because Tony was hungry. We brought it home, ate, let it digest while watching TV then went to bed.
Tony’s Notes
We drove up I-5 to Anacortes. There is so much to learn about the area. Had I known any better, I would have taken the route we drove home, up to Anacortes. However, the winery made more hard cider than wine. It was really good, and we bought a couple bottles to enjoy one day.
Anacortes was a beautiful area. We walked through some waterfront property new construction. It was a spec home, so it was all decked out and pretty nice. We then drove to a park at the end of the island looking out at the straights of San Juan. We sat at a picnic table and did a little journalizing on the laptops. However, it was already late afternoon, and I didn’t want to be making the drive home in the dark.
Driving home was a scenic byway, basically driving across several islands connected by bridges. It was dusk, and we did not have the time to spend in each of the charming small towns. We did stop at Deception Pass.
Deception Pass was a long historic bridge that many people would get out and walk across. We got out and walked part of it, and I was able to take some nice snapshots with the camera. We then moved on to catch the ferry.
The last island required a ferry ride to get to the mainland, and make the rest of the journey home. I really wanted to do it in the daylight to see the sights. However, it was dark, and we waited in a one-hour line of cars to get on the ferry. Once on, we were exiting within ten minutes. I did not even know the ferry had moved. From there we got ourselves home.
I enjoyed the day, but realized that I should have taken a ferry in the morning to Bainbridge Island, and drove along the west side of Puget Sound for the day. Anyway I slice it, there is so much to do and I cannot do it all the first time. I will have to figure out how to visit this area again one day.
Today Tony and I got up at 9:30 a.m. (PST) later than expected if we are to catch a ferry and accomplish all of the sight seeing he wants to do. Again, we stayed up too late to get that early start. We got ready A.S.A.P. and yet it was 11:30 a.m. before we were ready to leave. So we had to make alternate plans. We drove to Anacortes. We stopped and tasted hard cider…yummy! Then proceeded along to find the Oyster Run was this weekend. Thousands of motorcycle dudes were showing off their bikes. Tony & I managed a picnic lunch and to find a realtor’s open house and a state park to rest and take in the beautiful water views. The weather cooperated which is always a good thing. Every day that goes by Tony & I experience more and more of what Washington’s Seattle area has to offer. I’m enjoying every bit of it. Thanks Tony!
We made our way back to base camp via Highway 20 to Highway 525 then to the ferry. Once off the ferry it was Highway 525 to Highway 450 then to I-90 then to base camp. We did decide to stop at Pizza Hut to get a to-go pizza because Tony was hungry. We brought it home, ate, let it digest while watching TV then went to bed.
Tony’s Notes
We drove up I-5 to Anacortes. There is so much to learn about the area. Had I known any better, I would have taken the route we drove home, up to Anacortes. However, the winery made more hard cider than wine. It was really good, and we bought a couple bottles to enjoy one day.
Anacortes was a beautiful area. We walked through some waterfront property new construction. It was a spec home, so it was all decked out and pretty nice. We then drove to a park at the end of the island looking out at the straights of San Juan. We sat at a picnic table and did a little journalizing on the laptops. However, it was already late afternoon, and I didn’t want to be making the drive home in the dark.
Driving home was a scenic byway, basically driving across several islands connected by bridges. It was dusk, and we did not have the time to spend in each of the charming small towns. We did stop at Deception Pass.
Deception Pass was a long historic bridge that many people would get out and walk across. We got out and walked part of it, and I was able to take some nice snapshots with the camera. We then moved on to catch the ferry.
The last island required a ferry ride to get to the mainland, and make the rest of the journey home. I really wanted to do it in the daylight to see the sights. However, it was dark, and we waited in a one-hour line of cars to get on the ferry. Once on, we were exiting within ten minutes. I did not even know the ferry had moved. From there we got ourselves home.
I enjoyed the day, but realized that I should have taken a ferry in the morning to Bainbridge Island, and drove along the west side of Puget Sound for the day. Anyway I slice it, there is so much to do and I cannot do it all the first time. I will have to figure out how to visit this area again one day.
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