Washington State Islands, July 2022

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Just did a fun tour of several Islands in WA state.  My niece moved up there a few years ago, and now my sis has moved there since retiring.  This was the first time my sis and I have hung out as just the two of us, and we had a blast!

The rental on Whidbey Island (with a hard working sis cameo); 

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the "million dollar view" from the deck...  we got real lucky with the weather, clear and warm, no fog, just hazy 

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First day we did the jet boat tour of deception pass (and several hikes around the area).  Very cool spot with lots to do!

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Lots of wildlife

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Had dinner in Coupeville at the infamous Front Street Grill, my sis went nuts over the mussel menu!

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Next, off to Orcas Island, so much cool things to do there!  

Loading on the ferry in Anacordes

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East Sound

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The Rosario Resort & Spa

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Cascade Falls, Mt Constitution

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Admiralty Head Lighthouse at Fort Casey (Whidbey Island, drive home, waiting for the ferry)

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Finally got to eat at my friends BBQ place a mile or so north of Centralia WA (N Pearl), great stuff (the meatloaf was amazing)

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Great stuff! Thanks - looks like a good time.

Nice pics 

Thanks!  I think I took a thousand pics / videos, lol...   just takes so long to post here, figure I'd just do a few highlights

Looks like fun.

Thanks, Noodler. It sounds and looks like you had a really good time. I think I've only been on Bainbridge, but I may have forgotten trips of the past.

Wildlife, water, beauty, happy times. I love LOVE ferries, so thanks for those. The single light colored sea lion (seal?) is kind of creepy to me. Maybe like horror movie mask? Other than that, what a sweet trip!

The pear tree in my backyard is an Orcas, an old heritage type from the island. Really great flavor.

It wasn't all fun and family.  I did have a large man with a large gun shoot directly at me on the interstate, then shot at and carnapped the guy next to me, but that's a story for another time....  

Sweet trip. Thanks for sharing.  

And that sounds scary.

Thanks for posting.   Love the San Juans and the pics from Whidbey are cool too.  Wild story about the carjacker and glad he missed! 

Been a curious summer, in that my first mining trip to N Cal, most of the places we visited have been destroyed by the McKinney fire (very sad), let alone getting shot at on the WA trip, though better me than some sensitive family (not the first time i've had a gun pulled on me, but the first time one's been discharged at me / vs a warning shot)