Today Jim and Cathy W., Cathy C., Chris, Ryan, Jim (papa) and I took the ferry over to Orcas Island for the day. We had to be at the ferry by 7:30 am to be sure and get on the 8:30am ferry. The ride over on the ferry takes about 40 minutes. Once we arrived on Orcas Island we stopped at the market for some drinks and then headed to Moran State Park where we drove to the top of Mount Constitution. The mountain was 2,409 feet up and the views were spectacular. We spent about an hour here enjoying the vistas. Next we drove into EastSound to check out all the local shops and have some lunch. They had a lot of artisan shops with local artists works displayed. They also had many unique shops such as the Tibetan Shop, vintage clothing, etc. One of the shops had these baby dolls that a woman makes and they were so real looking it was amazing. There were also a lot of real pretty flowers around the town so I took quite a few pictures of them.We had lunch at the Bayside Café which overlooked the water. We had a great waitress who was probably in her late 60’s and she lives on another island called Shaw Island. She flies her plane to Orcas Island every Saturday and works in the restaurant until Tuesday and then flies back home. She said she got her pilot’s license when she was 50 because if she drove to Orcas she would have to take two ferries and it would take 5 hours. Waiting for the ferry is one of the “joys” of island life.We went back to the dock at 3:45pm to catch the 4:30pm ferry. You always have to arrive early to insure you’ll get on or else you will have to wait for the next one which is about 3 hours later.We arrived back in Friday Harbor at 5:15pm, picked up a few groceries and are now home relaxing after a busy day.
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