The fantastic five

Saturday, October 23, 2010

A Fabulous Fall Break in the San Juan Islands

We had a last minute get away to the San Juan Islands in Washington state and boy was it fun.  We were planning to just stay home and get caught up on some home projects, but we asked Nana and Grandpa if they would take us on their boat in Washington and Grandpa was more than happy to adjust his schedule.  We had so much fun.  The only down side was that it was too little time on the boat and too much time in the car (It is about a 17 hour drive).There really is no place on earth more beautiful.  It is sort of interesting that our 2 favorite places, Lake Powell and the San Juan Islands are so extremely different in climate.  They are both so beautiful and so many fun things to do.  We love to go on the tender and look for whales and explore on the different islands.

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It was amazing, we saw a hump back whale, which is really unusual. 

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We also had porpoises swim right along side the bow of the boat.

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Friday Harbor is always a favorite.  This trip was our lucky trip.  We saw Popeye and everyone got a chance to feed her.  Popeye is a 1 eyed seal that has lived near the fish market in Friday Harbor for nearly 30 years.

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