June 29-July 3rd Friday Harbor Marina
Trip Distance 11 nm
We arrived around 12pm and had outside side tie on breakwater D next to Ferry Terminal. A lot of wakes from the whale watch boats…sometimes noise in hull from ferries but great view as our stern was right where the breakwater turned so we could see out over bay. We met Linda and Wayne as they were staying through the fifth.
We walked the dogs and went up the stairs from the marina by the American legion and found city hall which had a nice green lawn for playing chuckit. T-mobile had an advertising gig making hamburgers and hot dogs with drinks free to all. Alex snagged a burger and me a dog. Later after cocktails on tribute Linda,Wayne and us had dinner the at a Mexican place I had seen when we walked around town, Hermosa. It was good and economical and the veggie filling was great!
The weather was on and off cloudy and rainy. On our first full day after rain stopped we walked with linda across the island to a small bay with a beach. We stayed dry but the walk was on a fairly busy road (Argyle) so lots of traffic. Dogs got to swim a bit. We checked out the few galleries in town (the island gallery was best with 150 artists). Visited the good hardware store for supplies and on Saturday morning we also went the farmer’s market with wayne and linda.
Alex discovered he had a sore tooth and we tried to see what was wrong but could not. I called around various dentists (4 in town) and ended up getting him an appointment on our last day July 2nd with Dr Bo Turnage.
Sunday we caught the San Juan Transit bus with the dogs and went to American Camp on the southern and eastern tip of the island. The transit bus goes around the entire outside of the island so is a nice way to see the island as a tour ride.
Walked to Grandma’s cove, walked the beach, read signs about the pig war and then on the way back we stopped by the historical Colonel Picket house and another old building left from the time of the pig war.
We happened to go by near 2pm and on every other Sunday they shoot the canon off (blanks) every hour with a mini ceremony ie a drill as they would have done in olden day dressed in period clothing. Rode the bus back the long way around the island so saw the lavender farm and lime kiln state park.
Monday we just hung out, went to hardware store, grocery shopping and dentists appointment…alex needed root canal UGH! Spent 2-5pm on the phone trying to work out a root canal (which requires 3 more appointments after the initial visit with Dr Turnage). We had a last meal at Hermosa’s with plans to shove off July 3rd.