Earlier this week my dad came up to visit us while mom hung out in Oregon with her high school girl friends. We decided to make it a boys camping trip so we took off on Monday afternoon and drove about an hour north to Deception Pass State Park (right at the tip of Whidbey Island).Talk about perfect weather, it was a crystal clear gorgeous day. After pitching our tent and unpacking we build a fire and grilled our steak and vegi dinner. The steak turned out a little tough, but the steamed-in-foil veggies turned out perfect. I forgot to mention that we found out pretty quick about the nearby Navy air base. At first the jets were cool, then it got old after a few hours...these suckers are LOUD screaming over the tree tops. Apparently the jets practice a lot. The dense woods and beautiful bay certainly made up for it though. Quite possibly one of the prettiest places on the west coast. Perfect spot for kayaks, crabbing on the pier, and tons of hiking trails. Must go back again, maybe next time we can reserve the park's cabin on a nearby island.
On our way back we drove through Whidbey island and took the ferry across to Everett. We took a slight detour so that I could check out Scuttlebutt Brewery in Everett which was fun to experience, but not a lot of personality inside - right on the waterfront in the marina, but no view!
For dinner we swung by home to pick up May and then went to Elliot's Oyster House on the Seattle waterfront. Of course we had to get a sample platter of the raw oysters and boy were they slurpy-good! All Washington variety, but only one was native to the region. I have to say, May ate one that was almost the size of her hand. It was huge! Kudos May for tackling it.
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