exploring the islands

We just got back to the mainland of Washington. The ferry ride was awesome and added its own excitement to things as you had to rush to get to it in time, we called it Ferry Stress. We had been exploring the San Juan Islands with Dan and Meredith Elsen. It is fun to vacation with friends. We saw seals and whales, spectacular mountain views about half way up the mountain and from the summit a sea of clouds and mists that swirled around us. We stopped at several coffee shops and little stores along the main streets. And went to the movie theater instead of setting up camp when it started to rain. Around 9:00pm when we headed to the campground Peter realized that he hadn't remembered to pack the tent poles with the tent. No problem, this was a new challenge for us to conquer. There were four HoneyRockers in the car and we knew how to make shelters. So we set up a lean-to and slept so well, snug in our sleeping bags, with the warm, ocean fog all around us and the fog horn playing a continuous lullaby.