The remote San Juan Islands in Washington State are home to orcas, bald eagles, and fields of fragrant lavender.
Tag: San Juan Islands
Farewell, Friday Harbor (San Juan Islands, Day 3)
Sunday morning in Friday Harbor is about as laidback as any other day in the sleepy burg, with few of the shops shuttering for the day in the hopes that weekend tourists will bring along more business. Since checkout was 11AM, I dragged my new “no-weight” (yeah, right) suitcase down […]
Water, Water Everywhere (San Juan Islands, Day 2)
After a rather restful sleep in my comfy bed at Elements Hotel & Spa, a few short blocks from downtown Friday Harbor, I boarded the 46-foot Western Prince in search of J- and K-Pods, who had eluded me the day before at Lime Kiln Point and had headed farther north […]
Eagles, Lavender & Lighthouses (San Juan Islands, Day 1)
Tooling around the island on a moped was the perfect way to visit lavender fields, lighthouses, and nesting sites of bald eagles.