Tuesday, July 6, 2010
Highlights
1:43 PM | 
Posted by
Stevie |
We returned from our island getaway yesterday afternoon. It was a glorious time spent kayaking, hiking, eating, drinking, watching fireworks and just plain relaxing.
A few of my favorite parts:
A few of my favorite parts:
- Eating freshly caught fish every single night for dinner (halibut and salmon)
- Launching the kayaks every evening from our own private little beach
- Walking around town and enjoying the festivities of a small town 4th of July celebration
- Pancake breakfast at the local firehouse
- Smoked salmon feed at the local Lion's Club
- Seeing countless deer, including tons of teensy weensy beensy little bitty babies!
- Spending time with my uncle and aunt, two of my favorite people in the whole world
- Laughing, laughing and more laughing
Labels:
Subscribe to:
Post Comments (Atom)
19 comments:
That sounds divine, really. I spy a bottle of Chimay in one of the photos, do you like beer? Chimay is awesome, haven't had it in awhile though.
Fresh salmon or halibut EVERY NIGHT!?! I am SO jealous! Glad you had a great time...the pics look so relaxing.
That first pic is so soothing! Your vacation sounds wonderfully relaxing!
The first and last pictures are my favorite! In that first one the water is practically sparkling! And anyone who creates anything in an American flag over 4th of July weekend is awesome in my book!
Yay, it looks awesome! Those photos are gorgeous. Glad you had fun!
Sounds like a great getaway! I'm jealous.
@Carrie - It is most definitely Chimay! One of my favorites!
@Hannah - Yep, we just couldn't resist. It had all been caught either the same day or the day before. It was incredible!
@J - It was SO soothing and relaxing. We would kayak for hours and take in all the beauty (and the gorgeous houses along the shore line)!
@Becky - The water was so beautiful in the sunshine, and REALLY clear! We could see to the bottom where there were all kinds of fish, starfish and kelp.
@Jess - It WAS awesome. I can't wait to go back!
@E - It was a wonderful getaway. 5 days of relaxation! Made it really hard to come home, though :-)
Absolutely breathtaking...a perfect 4th weekend!
Seafood, sun, horses, wine on the deck? What a wonderful vacation! I love the photo of the ferry dock. How bad was the wait on the way home?
I love San Juan! It sounds like you had such a great weekend and fresh fish for dinner every night? Yum, mother may I! Glad you got to spend time with cherished people among the gorgeous views!
You tease us with baby deer but have no pictures!? :)
That salmon bake is making my mouth water! I love the San Juans. I've been wanting to head to Orcas for some camping but haven't gotten my act together. Looks like a fantastic weekend!
Wow - look how beautiful!
Looks nice! I am jealous of the fresh fish. Oddly enough my sister made the same cake you did!
Oh my God. Why didn't you invite me?!
So effing jealous.
@Sarah - It is definitely breathtaking. I don't think I could ever get tired of it!
@Yellow House - It was the perfect getaway. We got in line pretty early on Monday for the ferry and had no problem getting on, but I heard the wait was 4 to 5 hours later in the day. Eeek!
@Caitlin - I can't think of a better way to spend the holiday weekend! I love the islands, too. They're my favorite place on earth.
@Megan - We saw most of the babies from the car so I couldn't get a good picture! I tried, though!
@Nikki - The smoked salmon was TO DIE FOR. Freshly smoked with a delicious brown sugar glaze. YUM. Now that the weather's nice, you should definitely get up there! I love the campgrounds on Orcas.
@Lemon Gloria - It is some of the most beautiful scenery I've ever seen! If you ever get over to this side of the country, you should check it out.
@NSC - The fresh fish was SO good. I think the flag cake is a pretty popular item these days. So festive and delicious!
@Sara - Next time, promise ;-)
Looks and sounds like the perfect little getaway. Glad you had such great weather and good times spent with loved ones.
Freshly caught fish??? Be still my heart! Sounds like an amazing time! p.s. Thank you SO much for joining our Rosebud network. Don't forget to show your pretty bloggy face over at la blog! We're linking one of you nearly every day and featuring one of you every week and we're really hoping to drum up lots of support for our network members! Big hugs!
I spy a big bottle of Chimay Bleu on the table ... good choice!!!! :D
Post a Comment
Talk to me, Goose.