Ducks & Lighthouse Nuts – Patos Island, WA
The Spanish explorers named it Isla de Patos (Island of Ducks), a reference to either a duck-shaped rock or the numerous Alcid sea birds that seem to [...] continue reading
Lounging In Laid-Back Lopez Island, WA
When you think of Island living most folks imagine long days lounging in a hammock, swinging on a soft breeze and napping to the sound of the [...] continue reading
Orcas Island Explorations -> 4 “Eastern Arm” Secrets
We're having our first day of rain in a month. Quite a big deal considering we've been travelling one of the moistest parts of the country. This means [...] continue reading
Island Hopping To San Juan, WA -> Lighthouses, Harbors & Pig Wars
What is it about the San Juan Islands that is so enticing? Is it the fact that there are so many of them? Around 170 actual islands, with numbers [...] continue reading
Volunteer Hosting at Mount Constitution, Orcas Island, WA – What Do We DO Here?
What we were really looking for was a lighthouse hosting job. I'd been calling every single Washington lighthouse (all 21 of them) since the middle of [...] continue reading
We Sail, We Climb, We Conquer – Orcas Island, WA
It was going to be the longest 30 miles we had ever done. We knew this up-front. I mean it's not everyday you take a 40-foot monster on a boat, cross [...] continue reading
Whipping Through Whidbey Island, WA
As with every first-time experience we were all a bit nervous. Would we fit? Would "the beast" get sea-sick? Do they really know what they're doing [...] continue reading
The City Of Dreams – Port Townsend, WA
It had all been working its way up to this. The entire trip up the OP, that is. I can't tell you how many people told us to stop at Port Townsend, [...] continue reading
Discovering Sequim Part II – Lavender Soul
‘As Rosemary is to the Spirit, so Lavender is to the Soul.‘ - Anonymous As soon as we drove into Sequim I knew something was different. It wasn't [...] continue reading
Discovering Sequim Part I – Lighthouse Loving
She'd been calling to me for weeks, months even. A persistent draw at the back of my mind, serenading my thoughts to "come, come". We'd chosen this RV [...] continue reading
At The Untamed Edge – Cape Flattery, WA
It would be easy to imagine yourself at the end of the world. The fog is so heavy it rains a stream of constant moisture on your face, the waves so [...] continue reading
A Wonderfully Pleasant Surprise – La Push, WA
I was fully prepared not to like this place. This wasn't because of the beaches mind you (everybody raves about those), but because of everything else [...] continue reading
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