The first time I visited The Whale Museum at Friday Harbor, on San Juan Island, I was 13. I was about to enter high school and my parents had a crazy notion to take a trip through the San Juan Islands in Washington State, to Canada and back. It was also my first time to… Continue reading The Whale Museum at Friday Harbor
Category: Travel
Local Adventures: Meerkerk Gardens
Meerkerk Gardens is a private oasis open to the public, in the heart of Whidbey Island. It sits south of the (very) tiny village of Greenbank. The first time I passed the gardens, I was 16. That was a very long time ago. I lived on the far Northern end of Whidbey Island then, and so… Continue reading Local Adventures: Meerkerk Gardens
When It’s Too Hot To Hike
By all standards it wasn't that hot, but you know how it is: if you move to a cooler place, let the whining begin if it warms up at all. It's easy to get used to cloudy mornings and mid 60's, so it hitting 80* means sweating and whining commence. Father's Day on Sunday was… Continue reading When It’s Too Hot To Hike
Local Trips: Jefferson Museum of Art & History
Since moving back to Whidbey island, I am getting to explore places I didn't get to with my oldest son. We left the island when he was 5 years old, and we tended to drive straight to the mountains, off the ferry dock, rather than putz around an old Victorian sea town when we were… Continue reading Local Trips: Jefferson Museum of Art & History
Local Adventures: Maxwelton Outdoor School
Maxwelton Outdoor School was the work of teachers and local folks on the south end of Whidbey Island, and it has developed into a lush green paradise only a few miles from the Clinton ferry dock, that takes people to Seattle. The school is 21 years old now, and you can see the changes that… Continue reading Local Adventures: Maxwelton Outdoor School