Layover day in Friday Harbor
After a fun ride down from Sucia State Park during which we got to experience some challenging currents at a very low tide we arrived at Friday Harbor, the largest City among the islands, which is located on San Juan Island. Being Friday afternoon we decided to get a two day slip rental and get the shopping and laundry done while we were there. Five days in a pair of Khakis was plenty.
I guess I forgot to mention the fact that the port is also full of wonderful seafood restaurants and pastry shops. We checked them all out as well as some of the Galleries. We never did make it to the Whale Museum but will save that for our drive over Ferry trip while Chris is with us. 
The park on the edge of town displayed a bit of Native American art including the set of door posts for a traditional Lodge.
The village is very cute and touristy, but there is also a substantial year round population and thus there are all the necessary stores and they are well supplied. It seems there is a small Laundromat on almost every street corner. Only a few machines but they get the job done.
This morning after a final run into the grocery to make sure we would have enough coffee and 1/2&1/2 to make it till Saturday we headed out into a rather robust wind and pretty good chop.
The sun was shining and before we decided to turn North and change our plan for the day I was able to get a good view of the Olympic Range ( bottom picture), across the Strait of Juan de Fuca, on the Olympic Peninsula. Now I am hoping for a clear day and a good view North to Mt. Baker.
posted by Weins on the Road @ 5:36 PM
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WooooHoooo!
Can't wait to get out of town and head up to WA and the islands this weekend. I hope they're (somewhat) right about the weather - I've heard predictions over 90 degrees in Portland (yikes!) which means it should be about perfect in Anacortes.
Hoover misses you and can't wait to get back to the Vectra, though he also likes having a backyard and a stickhouse.
We hear good forcasts daily but seem to always miss. The rain did not stop in the night as promised and the fog didn't lift completely. I started the day on instruments (three gps devices, radar, and magnetic homing on autopilot) onward through the fog. Actually the fog was about 50 feet off the water. Lisa became very nervous, causing me to plot into Shoal Bay for a cool off. We finally got back on course about noon over a glassy sea and into Juan de Fuca. Found it filled with fishing boats. Now we are anchored in Aleck Bay with another yacht and a crab pot. Fog has returned. We are looking forward to seeing our dog and daughter this weekend at Trawlerfest!
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