So, David and I leave on the 20th for a long awaited..long overdue vacation. So we drive from Portland to Anacortes, which is a lot farther from Seattle than I thought! Okay, it's over an hour...but we made the 3:30 ferry to Orcas Islan, located in the San Juan Islands. This photo shows our view as we ride on the ferry...gorgeous!
An eighty minute ferry ride, stopping at Shaw Island and Lopez Island first, finally arriving at our destination...Orcas Island. Orcas Island seemed quaint and beach-town like..laid back...beautiful. We could tell from the beginning that this was going to be exactly what we need!
We get in our car (it is on the ferry after all!) and drive to the opposite side of the island from the ferry. Imagine our delight when we arrived at the Resort at Deer Harbor and saw this fabulous view from our private deck which had a two-person hot tub. Going into the hot tub overlooking the bay became a nightly ritual! It was so quiet...we could see the stars, hear crickets...beautiful!
Okay, so the downside a little was that we were almost out of gas from driving from Portland and then on the island during day one. We searched around the island (using our handy dandy map provided by Washington State Ferry.) and found this gas station. First our eyes opened wide when we saw the price. OMG!!!$3.84 a gallon? At home I was complaining that we were still over $3.00, but I shall complain no more! Needless to say, $40 later, we were on our way! I guess when you live on a small island, gas can be more expensive...you use less! Food was expensive (almost $80 for one dinner...this is definitely a vacation...thank goodness the lodging was nearly free...time share! :) and gas crazy expensive, but the time we spent together...priceless! More pictures to come tomorrow!
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