Orca's Island August 2008 - Our Views

We have Spectacular views from our cottage of the water, several islands including Sutia and Matia and a view of Mt. Baker.

Orca's Island August 2008 - The Beach House

We have visited Orca's Island for 4 years in a row now. We stay at The Beach House on Orca's. http://www.rockisland.com/~malpaula/ We have the whole top of the building shown in the picture. There is a separate bedroom complete with handmade quilt and teddy bear, a large bathroom with tub, a Full kitchen with every amenity one could think of including a coffee grinder, often replenished ice, a beautiful bar area that separates the kitchen from the living room which has a couch, 2 chairs and a gas fireplace.

Orca's Island August 2008 - Arriving

We recently returned from 5 days on Orca's Island in Washington state. This was our 25th wedding anniversary trip.

The San Juan Islands are Beautiful this time of year. We often ponder retiring there. However, I suspect the shorter winter days along with cold & wind might not be as appealing as it is in August. We will have to visit another time of year & see.

We fly into Seattle the night before, then drive to Anacortes where we stay at the Ship Harbor Inn for the night. The next morning we take the early (7:45) car ferry from Anacortes to Orca's with a stop at Lopez Island and sometimes Shaw's Island.