My Daughter's Birthday

It is a good thing I am taking photos because the days are starting to blend together. We are on San Juan Island time, and it’s hard to keep track of what day and what time it is. It has been healing to be here. Sadly this will be our last day, and it is a rainy one. Those of us who remain (my daughter, her bff, and I) plan to make the most of it.


Yesterday the weather was the complete opposite. It was sunny and beautiful. We wanted to take advantage of the lovely weather, so we took a ferry to Orcas Island! My oldest nephew took his bicycle and rode over to East Sound. I was impressed that he did it so fast, and we hooked up perfectly. The ladies wanted a shopping trip, and lunch with a view, and got both. There were so many dogs (I only saw one scary one – and a pit bull puppy). I said I thought the puppy had no place in this world, but I guess it’s a free country.

We ate at… wait for it… the Madrona Bar & Grill – not exactly like the one in Roche Harbor but it had a wonderful view. The food was delicious. We all marvel at how we seem to always locate a restaurant on the water that is really similar to the Crow’s Nest in Santa Cruz. In the end, it was likely that predictability in us that made it so easy to hook up with my cyclist nephew. We had a lovely waitress named Mai.

With what time we had left to catch the ferry back to Friday Harbor we decided to go to Mountain Lake in Moran Park. We decided that it would be fun to camp there with the whole family someday. My husband would have loved to bar-be-cue at this spot. This place was so magical that I believe it is the same place on one of my meditation tapes. I plan to write the publisher about this to see if I am correct.

Mountain Lake, Orcas Island