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 January 29, 2019

Last Summer On Lopez Island

I‘m finding it extraordinarily difficult to write this post. We won’t be returning to Lopez Island next summer, and it’s causing us grief in more than one way. On a spiritual and emotional level, we’re going to sorely miss the beauty of the island, the satisfying work of teaching the interpretive programs, and our delightful […]

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Categories : San Juan Islands, Travel, Washington
Tags : Lopez Island, Orcas Island, San Juan Island, Spencer Spit State Park
 September 22, 2017

Summer In The San Juan Islands

We left Lopez Island two weeks ago, waving goodbye from the deck of the ferry as we sailed away. Although we were on the island for two months, our parting is always bittersweet. Are we excited about continuing on to new adventures? Yes! At the same time, it’s hard to leave a place where we […]

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Categories : San Juan Islands, Travel, Washington
Tags : Lopez Island, Orcas Island, San Juan Island, san juan islands, Sucia Island
 February 22, 2017

Island Hopping: San Juan And Orcas

We spent two-and-a-half months on Lopez Island in 2016, our sixth summer in the islands. And we didn’t return to the mainland until we sailed back on the ferry to Anacortes in September. That’s a long time to be on an island that’s only 15 miles long and eight miles wide. Do we ever get […]

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Categories : San Juan Islands, Travel, Washington
Tags : Orcas Island, San Juan Island
 October 2, 2015

In Search Of Whales

For years, we’ve been trying to see whales. Orca whales, in particular. Several pods of these magnificent creatures make their home in the Salish Sea off of San Juan Island. It’s one of the best places in the world to see orcas. At Lime Kiln State Park (also known as “Whale Watch Park”), the conditions […]

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Categories : San Juan Islands, Travel, Washington
Tags : Lime Kiln State Park, Lopez Island, Orcas, San Juan Island, Spencer Spit State Park, Whale Watching

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