We woke up late and started the day late. This is not how you want to attack the San Juan Islands considering it is an all day affair. We all wanted to go and I think more than that no one wanted to be the party pooper so we all said that we still wanted to go even though we literally already missed the boat. We drove to the ferry dock, which took an hour, to wait in line for an hour for the hour-long ferry. This was not the bes
t use of time but we made the best of it. The ferry ride over was my favorite part of the entire adventure. It was really pretty and the weather was warm enough to go barefoot and cool enough to make you raise your shoulders when a cloud covered the sun the ocean breeze swept past your face. We floated past a string of green islands. The scenery was so beautiful the only thing that was missing was a whale. Supposedly there are often whales jumping out of the water but not today… no
Orcas. The ride was still wonderful. I had a lemon Italian ice and Brad had an ice-cream bar so and we were surrounded with pretty things so what was there to be unhappy about? We took the car over, which I am not sure that was a good idea because it was expensive and kind of useless. We drove around the island which once we were on it did not look like an island at all it was so large. There were lakes and fields on this island. We went to a park here and walked along the water for a while. It was pretty here and surrounded with an
old looking forest. The island literally smelled Green and Brad thought I was crazy to say that but it did. It smelled fresh and like the color green. Susanne got it and agreed. The scenery was really pretty but it did not feel like an island, which is why we came. I think we all had a good time but in retrospect we maybe should have done something else or woken up on time to catch the first ferry and island hop. The island we went to was too big for me. We went to the on island brew pub and split a pitcher of beer that tasted like bananas. The beer was pretty yummy and I liked it a lot but this brewery is on island only. We walked around the shops where I almost bought a wooden ring for Ashley Hilton but it was not really that cool and it was chunky. Maybe I will find a cooler one on my travels. We missed the last normal ferry time so we had to stay on the island until 10 p.m. There are much worse things than being stuck on an island for a few hours I must say.
Too bad there was not really a beach that we could hang out – what is wrong with that crazy island. I really want to go back to the San Juan Islands so I can explore some of the smaller islands and give them more of a chance to be as awesome as they are supposed to be. So we ate dinner on the island. We ate at a Mexican restaurant where there was only one server so the poor guy had his hands full to say the least. Friday Harbor although neat was not the coolest place but
the collective San Juan’s are. Brad got seasick on the way back and slept on the booths. I think we all ended up sleeping a little. Susanne and I were delirious and making each other laugh randomly and we were dressed like twins. Finally it was time to load back into the cars and drive back to Kent. We sleepily walked down the narrow stairs of the ferry and the wind was startling at first but it was fresh and nice too. It smelled thick and salty and full of ocean, which is usually a nice smell. We were all tired when we got back but we were not too tired for our nightly ritual of ice cream. Since Brad and I do not have a freezer we have not had ice cream except once or twice when we have had bars or a milkshake so we were so excited to but some and keep it in Susanne’s freezer. W
e literally had ice cream every night and sometimes in the middle of the day! We tried a new kind – Fried Ice cream like in Mexican restaurants. It was pretty delicious. We also had Mint Chocolate chip, the green kind of course, and Karamel Sutra from Ben and Jerry and Rocky Road. We were not playing around about the ice cream party. Brad usually accompanied his ice cream with a beer no matter what time of the day it was. If anyone looked at him funny he would simply respond, "I’m on vacation." I guess that is all that needs to be said… We are on vacation.
We woke up late and started the day late. This is not how you want to attack the San Juan Islands considering it is an all day affair. We all wanted to go and I think more than that no one wanted to be the party pooper so we all said that we still wanted to go even though we literally already missed the boat. We drove to the ferry dock, which took an hour, to wait in line for an hour for the hour-long ferry. This was not the bes
t use of time but we made the best of it. The ferry ride over was my favorite part of the entire adventure. It was really pretty and the weather was warm enough to go barefoot and cool enough to make you raise your shoulders when a cloud covered the sun the ocean breeze swept past your face. We floated past a string of green islands. The scenery was so beautiful the only thing that was missing was a whale. Supposedly there are often whales jumping out of the water but not today… no 
Orcas. The ride was still wonderful. I had a lemon Italian ice and Brad had an ice-cream bar so and we were surrounded with pretty things so what was there to be unhappy about? We took the car over, which I am not sure that was a good idea because it was expensive and kind of useless. We drove around the island which once we were on it did not look like an island at all it was so large. There were lakes and fields on this island. We went to a park here and walked along the water for a while. It was pretty here and surrounded with an
old looking forest. The island literally smelled Green and Brad thought I was crazy to say that but it did. It smelled fresh and like the color green. Susanne got it and agreed. The scenery was really pretty but it did not feel like an island, which is why we came. I think we all had a good time but in retrospect we maybe should have done something else or woken up on time to catch the first ferry and island hop. The island we went to was too big for me. We went to the on island brew pub and split a pitcher of beer that tasted like bananas. The beer was pretty yummy and I liked it a lot but this brewery is on island only. We walked around the shops where I almost bought a wooden ring for Ashley Hilton but it was not really that cool and it was chunky. Maybe I will find a cooler one on my travels. We missed the last normal ferry time so we had to stay on the island until 10 p.m. There are much worse things than being stuck on an island for a few hours I must say. 
Too bad there was not really a beach that we could hang out – what is wrong with that crazy island. I really want to go back to the San Juan Islands so I can explore some of the smaller islands and give them more of a chance to be as awesome as they are supposed to be. So we ate dinner on the island. We ate at a Mexican restaurant where there was only one server so the poor guy had his hands full to say the least. Friday Harbor although neat was not the coolest place but 
the collective San Juan’s are. Brad got seasick on the way back and slept on the booths. I think we all ended up sleeping a little. Susanne and I were delirious and making each other laugh randomly and we were dressed like twins. Finally it was time to load back into the cars and drive back to Kent. We sleepily walked down the narrow stairs of the ferry and the wind was startling at first but it was fresh and nice too. It smelled thick and salty and full of ocean, which is usually a nice smell. We were all tired when we got back but we were not too tired for our nightly ritual of ice cream. Since Brad and I do not have a freezer we have not had ice cream except once or twice when we have had bars or a milkshake so we were so excited to but some and keep it in Susanne’s freezer. W
e literally had ice cream every night and sometimes in the middle of the day! We tried a new kind – Fried Ice cream like in Mexican restaurants. It was pretty delicious. We also had Mint Chocolate chip, the green kind of course, and Karamel Sutra from Ben and Jerry and Rocky Road. We were not playing around about the ice cream party. Brad usually accompanied his ice cream with a beer no matter what time of the day it was. If anyone looked at him funny he would simply respond, "I’m on vacation." I guess that is all that needs to be said… We are on vacation.
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