Sunday, October 11, 2015

Day 1 - San Juan Islands Here We Come - Arrived on Orcas


It’s been almost 14 years but Larry and I finally returned to the San Juan Islands! The last time we were here it was for just a couple of days. This time we are here for a week! I hope to fill the days with fun and relaxation. Oh and also find time for homework. Our plan is to do some biking, hiking, golfing, eating, shopping, site seeing and relaxing. We plan to visit a couple of the other islands and bike around them also.

We took off early Saturday morning headed first to Mt. Vernon to meet up with our son Joshua, his wife Jackie and grandson Ryker. After we were treated to some yummy ice cream cones at a farmer’s type market there we all drove to Anacortes, WA to catch the Ferry to Orcas Island. We arrived about 40 minutes before the ferry left the dock and it took about an hour to get to Orcas Island. Jackie and Ryker were riding a ferry for the very first time. It’s always a joy to watch people to experience something different and fun in life for the first time.


 The boat docked and we drove off.




                                       

Joshua, Jackie and Ryker walked on and off so after picking them up we headed out to find the condo we were staying in. About 15 minutes later we arrived and got all checked in. We are staying at Westsound in Deer Harbor, WA at our Worldmark resort in a studio deluxe. It’s a nice place. The view is nice but would be better with a couple of trees out of the way. We also have a hot tub on the deck that will get some good use this week.

We explored our condo and got everything unloaded. We had bunnies greet us. They were fun to see all week around the condo's.

We then drove up to Eastsound. It’s the main city on the Island. Orcas Island is shaped like a horseshoe and it’s at the top of the horseshoe. Ryker was starving so we were looking for a pizza place. And. We. Found. The. Best. Pizza.


Portofino Pizza on A Street. Larry and I will definitely be going back there to eat this week. It was dark and almost time for Joshua, Jackie and Ryker to catch the ferry back to Anacortes so we took them to the terminal. It was great to be able to spend time with them. We are hoping they’ll be able to make it back this next Friday to stay and play the whole day. Joshua has the day off and they live close to Anacortes.

When we got back I needed to get the Larry’s laptop running so he could get his assignment for his Book of Mormon religion class turned in before midnight. We were both so tired that it was a struggle but we were able to get it all done. Sleep claimed us both pretty quickly and we didn’t complain at all.

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