Although it's a bit dark because we're camped in the forest, we do have a view of the water which allows us to keep an eye on sunsets.

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Chris and Noah arrived in Washington for a week stay. Noah attempted to solve a puzzle he found in his "surprise box".

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Being right by the water gave Chris and Noah an opportunity to walk along the logs that the waves have brought up on the beach.

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Today found us on Whidbey Island. Our first stop was at the Deception Pass Bridge. We walked across the bridge for a bit and watched as boats made it through this dangerous pass.

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Our next stop was the Island Fair in Langley. Here we got to watch the logging events, see lots of different animals and eat yummy food like this funnel cake. Noah even got to "drive" a tractor and a fire engine!

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We were thrilled to find out that the natives would be seine fishing for the next six days. It was fun (and educational) to see how they are able to capture the salmon in the circle of net. Once they have the net brought in to a small circle, the water begins to churn from all the salmon swimming around. We even saw several seals trying to get their share of food.

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A trip to this area is not complete without at least one ride on the ferry. We traveled from Anacortes to Friday Harbor and then...

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...on the inter-island ferry we went to Orcas Island...

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...and then back to Anacortes passing an extraordinary view of Mt. Baker along the way.

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There is nothing quite like the sunsets we experience here on the Puget Sound.

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Today found us in the small town of La Conner and along the Swinomish Channel where many large boats tie up. In the background you can see Rainbow Bridge (which has been painted orange at least since the early 80's when we started coming to this area). We decided it is called Rainbow Bridge because of its shape.

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Friday evening found us first on a hay ride and then enjoying the music of Amy Hindman. Noah helped Amy by teaching the hand-actions to Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star while she played and sang.

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Noah got to sample his first smores this week as well as help daddy with the campfires.

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We ended the evening with a very colorful sunset. What an incredible week we all had together and what a great way to end our time together.

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Now that we have our home on wheels back to ourselves, Tryna took out her sewing machine.

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Tryna's high school friend Sally, her hubby Paul and another couple came to visit. First we went to our favorite Greek restaurant for lunch...

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...then to Cap Sante for a view of the Anacortes Harbor in one direction and Mt. Baker and some of the islands in the other...

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...and then a lively game of hand and foot canasta played by Washington rules!

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Friday found Al picking blackberries so we could make our annual supply of jam. We were able to put up 16 half-pints this year. The berries have been plentiful and sweet so we've been having either berries and cream or blackberry cobbler every night since we arrived back in La Conner.

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For all the years we've been coming to this area, we have never taken the ferry to Guemes Island. We decided it was time.

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It is a short 5-minute ferry ride to this small island. We drove around and found some beautiful homes, very nice beaches and gorgeous views of the water and other islands.

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We traveled through a new area of Anacortes and found some wonderful Victorians.

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Al was given a fresh caught and cooked crab by a friend. He quickly picked it and had it for dinner.

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Another beautiful sunset but this time with a friend. Notice the heron in the lower right of the photo. We were amazed that he came so close to us and stayed to have his photo taken.

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We have met up with Ian and Helen for the last three years here at La Conner. They invited us over for champagne and snacks to celebrate Helen's birthday.

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Wow the last day of August and from the look of some of the trees around here, fall is in the air. Between the incredible sunsets and the beautiful fall colors, how can I leave here? But leave we must! We now head for Ocean Shores.

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