Today was a beautiful day spent on San Juan Island. We got to take our car over with us on the ferry and it was the most amazing ferry ever! It was huge and you could barely tell you were moving — unless you went outside and felt the wind! Here are a few shots of the ride over from Anacortes:
Driving on to the ferry
Waiting patiently to embark
Enjoying the view
The main part of town on San Juan Island is Friday Harbor. It’s very quaint and has an old-time feel to it. We also explored Roche Harbor which was very picturesque.
But the main attraction on San Juan Island is the whale watching. So many orcas pass by – very close to shore even – that it’s common to spot them on most days. We were hoping to catch them, so in the later afternoon, we headed toward the Lime Kiln Lighthouse where they’re known to pass by most often. It was beautiful there.
After about an hour of patiently patrolling the water, we were lucky and caught sight of a pod of Orcas as they passed by the lighthouse afterall! We decided to just enjoy the moment and not stress over photos that couldn’t come close to capturing the magic of these whales in front of us, so there will be no documentation here. One thing for certain, after the orca sighting, someone is in love … :)
Our ferry back to Anacortes was scheduled to depart at 6:30pm, so it was a full day on the island.
We got our car back on board …
And this girl helped us get back! :)
Tomorrow we leave Anacortes. Next stop: Canada!
What a beautiful, poetic little island it is! Calm, sparkling waters and green forests! I love the picture of Ruby and a little Orca looking out to sea. A poetry of life and relationships:)).