Sunset at Rays
Sunset at Rays, with the Olympics peaking through above and below the cloud,
and the obligatory bowl of clams.
Family Snaps
A quick snap on the way down to the beach…
…and another right on the edge of the path that runs along the edge of the beach, and I’m in this one too!
Discovery Park Black Friday
Black Friday, the day after Thanksgiving, when consumer Christmas starts and everyone goes shopping (except of course those that don’t go shopping). Apparently, it’s known as Black Friday after the crowds and traffic congestion experienced because of the excess of shoppers in Philadelphia in the late 1960s.
For our tradition, we walked down to the beach and threw stones at the water.
Which was fun, except Ewok couldn’t join in (he’s banned from the beach and can’t throw stones anyway).
This was the only non-muddy bit of the walk.
And yes, ‘twas a proper walk!
Chef F
F cooking the shrimp for “Shrimp and Avocado with an old school Marie Rose Sauce” from Jamie’s Food Revolution (aka
Jamie’s Ministry of Food
for overseas readers).
Fantastic. Pass it on.
PDC
Los Angeles again for another PDC, and some more hotel room views .
Turtleback Mountain
A great little hike up to Ship Point on Turtleback Mountain. Steep going up but the views were fantastic.
F found the going a little hard at first, but magic signs on the trail soon had him whizzing upward.
Our lunch spot was out of the wind but got damper as the rain set in…
…we didn’t get too wet though!
Evening to Night
Evening walk with Fay and the three boys along the beach as the chilly sun sets
leaving an amazing glow on the horizon as the next days storm rolls in.
Lost Memories
On a rock at Obstruction Pass Park.
There might be a name and address on the card, or maybe a virus. Should I look? Whatdoyouthink?
Obstruction Pass Park
Down a winding track past Olga is
Obstruction Pass Park
.
The website says this is one of Orcas islands ‘lesser known hiking areas’, and when we visited we were the only ones there.
There was a hard on-shore wind blowing on the south beach, but the boys found a great spot in the lee looking out on to the sound.
A perfect spot for Ewok posing…
…and kite flying.
Luvly. And made even better buy a bowl of warming soup at the Olga Cafe on the way home.
Cascade Lake Loop
Cascade Lake has a loop. It makes a very nice walk, about 2.7 miles all the way around.
There’s a new bridge across the lagoon
and it’s Ewok-friendly too.
With mossy spots to turn into happy faces
dramatic views of the lake
and only two roads to cross (or one, twice).
Recommended.
Mount Constitution (the return)
We returned to Mount Constitution for some awe inspiring views of the San Juans
Note: This post was updated on 2020-12-19 to fix broken links
Night time ferry adventure
The ferry was almost empty (apart from Friday Harbor’s High School football team) and the only way to figure out where we were was with the GPS thingy in the car…
