On the island there is an American Camp and an English Camp. These were formed when the Americans and the British were disputing the border lines between America and Canada. These were the encampments for the American and British soldiers during the Pig War of 1859 to 1872. This war started when an American shot a pig belonging to a British company. Negotiations were started between the Americans and the British and after 12 years the boundaries were settled with the San Juan Islands going to American and Vancouver Island going to England. The only casualty of the war was the pig. Today we visited both of these camps ( the camps are located on opposite ends of the island). For more information go to:http://www.outwestnewspaper.com/pigwars.html
While we were at the American camp we walked down to the shoreline and Jim found some sea glass for Cathy C. who collects it. Most sea glass is white but occasionally you can find some colored glass such as green, amber or blue. Rare finds are orange, light blue or red.
Our last stop of the day was the Pelindaba Lavender Farm. There are over 40 varieties of Lavender grown here and they extract the oil and make a large number of products such as bath oil, body lotion, room spray, soap, dog shampoo, cookies, ice cream, and on and on. To check out this store go to www.pelindabalavender.com
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