With airfare dropping recently, my folks decided to jump on the opportunity and head up to Seattle for a quick weekend trip to hang out and visit Orcas Island (part of the San Juan islands). We drove north an hour to Anacortes and took the ferry over to Orcas. It was a gorgeous day and we stopped in the little east bay town for a quick stroll over a wildflower covered island in the bay, lunch and then the local farmer's market. The real purpose of the trip was to look at a few pieces of property with my folks to see if we could find some vacation home potential properties. I think we were all surprised, the least likely prospect wound-up being the best candidate. Fingers-crossed, hopefully the owners lower the price just a little more... After getting our hopes up we went to the local (one of two) grocery store to stock up on food for the vacation rental we got for the night. The rental was awesome, very private and secluded home right on the water, even with its own private beach. The view was mesmerizing, who knew Mt Baker could look so big? After cooking up some salmon filets we went down to the beach snooping around for clams, oysters and other strange sea creatures. It was quite the show, we saw sea otters, seals and even a few deer! On Sunday morning (mother's day) I took my bike out for a ride near the rental but I quickly realized that Orcas Island is quite a work-out for cycling, a lot of really big hills. On our way back home we drove to the top of Mt Constitution (tallest mountain in the San Juan Islands) and took a few amazing pictures from the top of the lookout tower. May and I can't wait to go back!
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