Outlook Inn, East Sound, Orcas Island
Walking to the market to get some coffee I pass by this sign. “Noon or so” cracked me up.
Small alley with More Shops.
Sea Kayaking
Jesse the cute guide is on the left, Jeff is on the right.
Views while kayaking
Bald eagle at the top of the tree
Kelly & Jeff
Kelly & Jeff
Rachelle
Rachelle & Jesse
Starfish
Starfish
Starfish
After kayaking we hung around Orcas Village waiting for the ferry
Jeff & Kelly
Last looks at Orcas Village on Orcas Island while pulling away in the ferry
Rachelle on the ferry
Coming down the steps from the passenger area to the car area on the ferry
Parked cars on the ferry
On the ferry
On the ferry
After waking up bright an early we headed over to Orcas Village for an 8 a.m. kayaking excursion. We signed a release, got brief instructions, and were out on the water in no time. There were an odd number of people on the kayaking tour – 5 – so.. unlucky me.. I had to share a kayak with the cutest tour guide on Orcas Island, Jesse from San Francisco. Kayaking on the Sound early in the morning was very relaxing and chill. We saw many animals, including river otters, a harbor seal, tons of purple and orange starfish, sea cucumbers, clams, a heron, and a bald eagle and its baby. I would recommend sea kayaking to anyone, especially if you’re not actually on the sea and don’t have to row very much because your cute tour guide is doing all the work for you.
After kayaking we parked our car on line for the ferry back to Anacortes. It can be hard to get off the island – you need to get your car on the line hours before the ferry is scheduled to leave. While the car was parked we had breakfast and did a little shopping. This was our last ferry ride of the trip, which was good because I was starting to get a little sick of sitting on the ferry.