Friday June 20th
Orcas Island
Today we decided to explore another island, Orcas. This was the island that had been recommended to us the most. Because we had gotten in so late the night before, we decided to sleep in and have a slow morning. We ate some breakfast at the RV, took the dogs for a walk and then headed to the ferry. We had reservations and got there about 30 minutes before they started loading. We drove on, parked and went up to the passenger deck to find seats. The ride to Orcas is a little bit shorter than San Juan and we landed right around 12:15.
Lunch Time
The first thing we needed to do was grab something to eat. A lot of the places that I wanted to eat, only served dinner, so we drove to a spot that served brunch. It closed at 1:00, so we went to another restaurant. That one did not have any seating and was pretty busy so after a quick google we found our way to the White Horse Pub. This was an irish pub that was right on the water. We got seated at a window with a great view. I enjoyed a mango mule and fish and chips and Tyler got Corned Beef.
Shopping and Snacks
We spent some time exploring the shops in Eastsound. But first, I had to stop in a local coffee shop! I went to Brown Bear Bakery and got a delicious almond latte. The pasteries all looked amazing, but we were stuffed. With coffee in hand, we went to the shops. These were all really cute, full of locally made items. I found an San Juan Island shirt at a local print shop, where you could pick out any shirt, sweatshirt, bag, etc and they would print one of their designs onto it. After shopping, we went in search of an ice cream shop where I had spied someone eating a flight of ice cream earlier in the day. We found Clever Cow Creamery and ordered a flight of 7 different ice creams.
We tried, chocolate, strawberry, mango, blackberry lavendar, raspberry lemonade, and peanut butter cup. This was the best ice cream that I have ever eaten and I wish I could have tried every flavor!
Moran State Park
Orcas is known its beautiful nature, so we had to do a hike while we were there. We drove to Moran State Park and found an easy hike where we could see 4 waterfalls. Overall the hike was a little less than 2 miles and super easy, but incredibly beautiful. We decided that hiking in the jungle like forests is our favorite so far.
I absolutely loved Orcas Island and could have spent the entire day there. However, after being away from the dogs for such a long day the day before, we decided to head back. We got back to the ferry terminal with enough time to hit a few shops and buy a few souveniers. Once we got back to camp we took the pups for a 2 mile walk around the harbor and spotted a few seals! They were adorable!
We made some dinner and settled in to watch a movie. We are watching all of the Harry Potter movies again so that we are ready for our Universal Studios trip with my family in a few weeks!