Day 3- Anacortes to Friday Harbor 10/4

Beautiful cold, clear morning as we headed off to the Ferry Terminal to catch the boat to Friday Harbor. Sailing time was about an hour; we arrived in Friday Harbor at about 11:00.  Glorious weather, warming up to the mid 50s. Since we couldn't register at our B&B until later, we started our exploration of the island by going to Lime Kiln State Park, on the west side of the island. The road takes you through rolling farmland and heavily forested tracts with occasional views of the ocean..

A spectacular hike along the rocky coast line to the Lime Kiln Lighthouse and the Lime Kiln, where they produced tons of Lime back in the late 1800s. We were particularly interested in the Madone trees, with their peeling red bark and red berries. They are indigenous to the coastal northwest. The lighthouse was quite minimal as lighthouses go and is now used as a research station tracking whale sounds using hydrophones. We did not see any whales! Picnic lunch with a great view!

Back in town we checked into our lodging, "Tucker House". An interesting enterprise, the owner has purchased several old homes on this block and made B&B units, 18 in all. We have a unit called "Jennie's Cottage". Supposedly, they will deliver our breakfast to our room in the morning!  For dinner, we walked down the block to "Mr. Unbelievable" for a "brinner" and Wild Board meatballs.

Tomorrow we'll continue our exploration of the island.

Mt Baker