November 9th - November 12th 2018
Orcas Island is the largest of the San Juan Islands, off the coast of Washington, and just a ferry ride away! We drove up to Anacortes and caught the 10:30 ferry. We rented a little house on the water that could not have been more idyllic; when we arrived there was classical music playing and champaign left out for us.
Saturday we went to Eastsound for breakfast and coffee. There was a beer festival happening with over 600 visitors, and some great live music.
Sunday was spent hiking in Moran State Park and Obstruction Pass. It was freezing at the top of Mount Constitution, but the #views were incredible. After hiking we stopped in Olga at an art gallery/ restaurant [Catkin Cafe], J ate Mac and Cheese and I had an incredible omelet filled with carrots, caramelized onions and parsnips, who would have thought! After a quick walk to the beach at Obstruction Pass we stopped back in Eastsound for some our favorite treat, ice cream, at Clever Cow. We ended the day watching Four Weddings and a Funeral on DVD, neither of us were impressed. Best supporting actress, BFTA, really?
Our ferry reservation for Monday was for 7:50pm, but I had dinner plans with some new friends and we hoped to catch the noon ferry. Unfortunately, due to high demand we were left waiting until 5pm and I missed my dinner plans. All was well though because we spent the day getting work done at the cafe in Orcas Hotel.
All in all, we were again amazed by the Pacific Northwest!