Leaving home.....
We hadn't seen Jon for a couple of months so big hugs were in order all around.
Once at the ferry landing you begin to switch to "Island Mode" which means if you're in a hurry to do anything, your in the wrong place!
We all went down on the beach and awaited our ferry.
Hey is that our ferry? Stop throwing rocks and let's go.....oh sorry, I forgot, Island Mode.....
Boarding.....
It takes about an hour to get to Orcas Island but the time goes by fast.....
The house we rented was awesome! Plenty of space, close to a launch ramp and a public dock.
On Monday we headed into East Sound which is the only real town on the island.
Jon, modeling the latest in island style.
If you're new to the blog and don't know everyone, from LtoR Cody, Pam, Adam, Me, Jon and Corina. Lorelei is the photographer.
Monday we took the ferry over to San Juan island and visited Friday Harbor!
Waiting Pam and Adam so we can go eat.
Popeye the famous one eyed Friday Harbor resident mascot.
Tues., Wed., Thurs. were fishing days!
You can't keep any "rock fish" in the area we were fishing. Not sure why because we were catching them almost every cast. So Lorelei brought up this 5 or 6 pound rock fish that had been brought up too fast and his stomach hadn't decompressed. We had to throw him back but he was just floating on top of the water. We were all feeling bad when out of the corner of our eye, this bald eagle swoops down and not 10 yards from the boat scooped up the fish and carried it off to it's nest. About 20 minutes later it returned and perched in the tree above us awaiting his next free meal.
Lorelei snapped off a shot of him.
Corina with a nice one!
Lorelei with one of the several sharks (dogfish) she caught.
On Wednesday after fishing and hiking at Moran State Park we stopped at Rosario Resort for dinner.
On Friday we drove (the kids rode their bikes) over to Deer Harbor and spent time walking the docks.
We had absolutely perfect weather. It was so nice having everyone together.
Below, the Ultimate, Ultimate Frisbee team.
No one wanted to leave, but.....all good things come to an end. We are looking forward to our next trip!
That's about all for now.
Glynn Jr.
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