My fiance, Natalie, has been blogging about our summer sailing adventure over at The West County Bramble. We were out on the boat for 5 months cruising around the San Juan Islands in northern Washington State.
The image above is the Doe Bay store on Orcas Island, one of our favorite spots. (The food in the Doe Bay Cafe is delicious as are the cocktails.) Read the rest of the post for more images or see the posts in full over at the The Bramble.
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This is the dock off the little hamlet of Olga on Orcas Island, Washington. We had mail sent there general delivery because the post office is across the street from the water. That’s our boat, Carmana, at the end of the dock.
As we walked to shore we saw a sign declaring that the dock was slated for winter removal three days before. That would have meant dropping anchor in the rain. Not terrible but not exactly fun. Glad they were late. Being able to tie up to the dock just made things easy. It’s the little things…
If you happen to be on Orcas Island in the San Juans this week, check out Pop-Up Print Shop. It’s a pop-up silkscreen shop that sells t-shirts and prints on paper.
Most of the designs are mash-ups of vintage, royalty-free, line art. It’s good stuff and the shop is only open another week.
Pop-Up Print Shop, 109 North Beach Rd., Eastsound, Washington Read the rest of this entry »
