Heartwood House
Travel Blogs from Orcas Island
Gone Crabbin'
Day 3 & 4: Yesterday we went crabbing! I have never eaten dungeness crab, and was excited to get out on the water. We set the pots and then cruised around the islands for a few hours. Tough way to kill time. When we returned to our two crab pots, we found them each loaded with crabs! Woohoo! We threw back all the little ones and the females, and still had more than enough to meet our daily limit. After bringing in the boat, unloading and cleaning everything up, we had to figure ...
Island Life
Day 2: After the last few stressful weeks of packing, moving out of our respective cities, finishing work, finishing a thesis, making major life decisions, etc, it was fabulous to sit on the porch this morning overlooking Buck Bay and just relax!
Shelly has been scouring the island for things for our trip, so we got to go through a pile of treasures and figure out what we could take with us and what needed to stay. We're starting to ...
Anacortes' Revenge
... since 3pm. Let me fast forward.... the flight that was supposed to leave at 7pm finally leaves after midnight and arrives in Seattle at 3am. We were 12 hours late . . . and more than two days worth of tired. Oh, and cranky. Did I mention cranky. I should say cranky. Not so much Paul, but pretty much me. I snarled, snorted and harumphed my way to the car rental. By the time we got to bed it must have been 4 or 5 am. ...
On an Island
... the clouds back to the mainland and on up to Canada. Lite drizzle from time to time but really pretty decent weather. Saw some other people come up with their mountain bikes and ride down, so my brain started ticking...Jen can drive the van back down and I can ride my mountain bike back down! Sweet!
It was a ride which ranks in my top 10 all time. Such great natural beauty and wildlife. Not 30 seconds on the trail and ...
Whale Watching
We woke up to the sound of the ferries blowing their fog horns today. We stayed in bed later today and had a relaxing morning reading, blogging, and watching the fog lift as the ferries came and went. By lunch time most of the fog here was gone. We ate lunch at the cottage and then headed for Smuggler's Cove. We stopped in Eastsound to get cash from the ATM as they give a 10% discount for cash. When we got there it was ...
Location
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Other places to stay in Orcas Island
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Outlook Inn on Orcas Island
171 Main St, Eastsound | Hotel -
Pebble Cove Farm
3341 Deer Harbor Rd, Orcas Island | Hotel -
Orcas Hotel
8 Orcas Hill Road, Orcas | Hotel -
Bartwood Lodge
178 Fossil Bay Drive , Eastsound | Hotel
