WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO HOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!
We kicked off her visit with a bang. Seriously, she hadn't even been here for 12 hours (her flight got in late last night) before we were off on our first jaunt. :)
She had made a lunch date to meet up with a business associate who lives in this area; they have worked together for a couple of years but had never met face to face. He told us about Vashon Island, where he was going to be vacationing with his wife and some family friends and we agreed to meet him there.
What a find! I did not know about Vashon Island. I'm definitely still learning about all the neat places to visit around here. Vashon is a great spot to know about because it's just a 30-minute drive + a 20-minute ferry ride from our house. Much closer than some of the other island destinations we've explored: Whidbey Island, Orcas Island, and San Juan Island.
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| Waiting for the ferry. |
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| From the ferry terminal in Fauntleroy. |
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| After we landed in Vashon, we dropped Dawn off at the town hardware store / diner (she said it was awesome and we really must try it). The boys and I went to a coffee and sandwich shop a few doors down called Cafe Luna. Not bad. A bit overpriced, but great food. Tuna melt, baby! |
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| We ate outdoors. The weather was gorgeous! |
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| After lunch, we found the public beach which wasn't completely deserted, but wasn't crowded either. Lots of driftwood, seaweed, sand, and clam and mussel shells. The tide was out. I love that smell. |
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| Merrit wanted to harvest and eat some of the seaweed. I talked him out of it. |
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| Just exploring the edge of this small harbor off the Puget Sound. |
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| Later we discovered a tidal pool. The boys stripped down to their underwear and played in the lightly flowing, nice and warm water. They looked for hermit crabs, collected seaweed, and poured water with a plastic cup someone else had left behind. |
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| Hours of fun. |
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| I just sat on a piece of driftwood and caught some rays. |
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| No sunscreen or bathing suits. No towels or changes of clothes. ....But we did just fine.... |
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| Ollie on a hermit crab hunt. |
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| Driftwood. Interesting. |
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| Old tree. Weird. |
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| Dawn sent us a text that she was done with her meeting, so I stripped the boys down at the car and they went "commando" for the rest of the day. Ollie's underwear dried out pretty quick on my side mirror. |
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| After we picked up Dawn, we stopped at a country store / coffee shop for some cold drinks. This place was super cute and quaint. Dawn and I had cold green tea with coconut milk. Awesomely refreshing! |
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| Vashon island is known for being sort of crunchy, hippie, alternative. Love the check out gal's shirt. |
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| The shop where we stopped. Neat spot. |
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| We drove to the lighthouse on Maury Island, which is connected to Vashon Island by a skinny spit of land (or maybe a bridge?). We had to hike down a little trail to get to the lighthouse. |
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| "This way, boys!" |
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| Mt. Ranier in the distance, across the Puget Sound. |
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| Other people have made driftwood forts for us to explore. This one was really cute with its "No Trespassing" sign. :) |
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| Drip and Donger. BFF. |
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| In another fort. |
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| My cutie-pie boys! |
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| The lighthouse. Isn't it adorable? Worth the trip. |
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| Believe it or not, from the time we left the lighthouse on Maury Island to the time we were sipping this margarita was about 1.5 hours. We hiked from the lighthouse to the car, drove to the other side of the island, got on the ferry (PERFECT timing! We pulled up just as they were loading it!), crossed the sound, drove through Seattle, across Lake Washington, picked up Mike from work, hit a Salvadorian restaurant, and ordered drinks --- all in just over an hour! Awesome. |
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