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... in that area. Anyway, eventually we made it to the cabin. It began to rain a bit, so we made a little shelter out of Ivar's Swedish army tent and a borrowed ladder and table. The view was very nice. After our snack we went to see a "seter" which was ...

... and ferry ships. We stopped in at Ivar's Seafood. Ivar's has a million little locations and restaurants that "proudly serve" Ivar's, but this original location definitely had charm. With the likeness to ordering at Pat's Cheese steak, you better know what ...

... an aquarium, but his snack bar was doing better than his exhibits, so he fried up his "aquatic residents" and turned it into Ivar's, a restaurant. On the second trip into Seattle, we ate at Ivar's salmon house (Ivar's is both a fast food joint and a sit- ...

... connected us with this engaging and interesting couple. They were great hosts and we had much to talk about, including Ivar and Ruah's Swedish backgrounds. They are very involved in helping Anacortes move towards sustainability. We left them with feelings ...

... probably about the size of a pea at home. This was more like a marble. It was big and coming down fast and hard. After it finally stopped, we had a significant pile of ice on the back deck. When I came home, Ivar said he'd never seen a storm like that.