As our summer starts to dwindle, we want to enjoy it as much as possible. The weather forecast for the weekend was 80-85 degrees in Seattle, so we thought it would be a great opportunity to go visit Friday Harbor. Friday Harbor is located on the island of San Juan. San Juan Island is part of the San Juan Islands in the Puget Sound. Some of the other islands included in the San Juan Islands are Lopez Island, Shaw Island, and Orcas Island.
To get to San Juan Island, we decided to "walk-on" the ferry at Anacortes, WA. We wanted to "drive-on" to the ferry so that we could take Indy. However, after doing some research we found out that we might have to wait more than an hour to "drive-on", whereas if you "walk-on", you can always get on when you want. Additionally, driving around Friday Harbor can be quite hectic since there are so many tourists walking around and riding bikes. So, Indy had to take one for the team and stay home today (she was not happy about that).
The ride over on the ferry was approximately an 1 hr, so there was a lot of time for sightseeing on our way over to Friday Harbor.
Here's a shot of the sound with Mount Baker in the background (i.e., the snow covered object in the background).
On our way over to Friday Harbor there was a weird bank of fog over the water.
There was also a ton of sailboats out on the water (looking as if they were racing). We had no idea what was going on, but enjoyed the colorful sails.
We did find out on our way back that there was indeed a sailboat race around Shaw Island today. Look at all of those sailboats.
An interesting land mass in the sound.
After we arrived in Friday Harbor, we headed to have lunch first. It was close to 1pm and we were both starving. We chose Cask and Schooner. It was a great local place that uses the "bounty" of the island for most of the items on the menu. After a great lunch we shopped the downtown area. There were tons of shops, art galleries, restaurants, and much more. It was fun to have no agenda and just to wander around the town. When we finished wandering downtown we headed down the marina to check it out.
There were tons of boats at the marina, every type, shape, and size. Some were really enormous.
Here's a shot of a sea plane taking off. Yes, you can get to Friday Harbor via sea plane too.
Time went quickly and before we knew it we were back on the ferry and headed back to the mainland.
It was a great day!
