San Juan Island

One of the most beautiful places on this planet is, hands down, the San Juan Islands. The islands are located just southwest of where James and I grew up, and one of our main goals for the summer was to make a trip out to one of the islands. So we planned a day trip with James' parents and my little sis to head to the main island, San Juan Island, and hang out on Friday Harbor for the day. It was wonderful! You can park your car at the ferry, and just walk on and then Friday Harbor is right there when you get off the ferry. So fun!

Here is a map of the islands. Some of the smaller islands you can only get to with a private boat, and I used to love going hiking on Sucia Island whenever I had the chance on a friend or family member's boat.

And I snagged this picture from the internets; on clear days you can see the mountains from the island and you couldn't find a better view in the world (in my opinion!)

The Ferry ride out to San Juan Island is really fun - and it was Madeline's first ride!

Here is where we got off at Friday Harbor, with the Ferry in the background.

I just love the rolling, green scenery of the islands once you are out amongst them.

 Family photo on the dock

I love this picture of these three lovelies!

Krista can't get enough of her niece!

Yep, I guess we all like taking pics with little M.

I LOVE strolling docs, looking at the boat names, dreaming about which boat I would like....ahhh, some day!

This lady is apparently the resident seal at the Friday Harbor docks - she is blind in one eye, but that didn't stop her from charming the crowds. 

And of course we did some shopping in all of the cute little stores on the island. I fear we are creating bad habits for little M.

I really thought James should have taken the plunge and bought this hat, but he couldn't justify it as a necessity. :0)

So, we made the trip to the San Juans for the day and I'd love to go back next summer!