Adventures

I posted some pictures over the weekend but didn't explain any of them...

We are really excited about the ferries and the islands in the Sound, as well as the Olympic Peninsula - and since those are the places currently without snow and icy roads, those are the places we've headed to. One day we caught the ferry at Mukilteo (where there is a very cute lighthouse) and drove up through Whidbey Island (to Admiralty Head Lighthouse where they had the big wreath on the building - I'm a sucker for lighthouses,) across the Deception Pass Bridge (picture) to Fidalgo Island and then through Oak Harbor, Anacortes and back across the bridge to Mt Vernon. We thought we'd find another scrumptious lunch place but didn't! More research will be necessary before we try THAT route again! The last trip was down I-5 through Olympia and then across to the Pacific Coast to Ocean Shores, Copalis Beach and Pacific Beach. The next trip is going to be to Port Angeles and on to Hurricane Ridge where there are great views of the Sound. I'm a sucker for a good view too. We're finding lots of hiking places, and now have a great hiking book with some reasonable 'old people' hikes - including a whole section on 'best hikes for berry picking!'

Lighthouses and ferries and berries. I think I've died and gone to heaven.