Last Friday…A day that started foggy and cool which turned into a delightful sunny and 71 degree day…I drove the Bronco II on to the Washington State Ferry Yakima…for the 50 minute trip to Orcas Island..part of the beautiful San Juan Islands of Puget Sound. We spent about five hours on the island savoring the abundant beauty.
Here is a Google Earth view of the area…
This illustration is from the below Wikipedia link. There are MANY smaller islands not shown…
Below are just a few photos. You can left click on each photo and they should open to a larger view…
Here we are arriving in the hamlet of Orcas…
Here is a view of the ferry landing as seen from a cafe deck…
On the cafe deck was a wooden replica of an Orca Whale…
First stop was at Rosario Resort (see below link) which was the mansion built in 1909 by Seattle shipbuilder magnate Robert Moran…
Old time photos direct you to the appropriate rest room…
Not a bad view with which to enjoy a meal…
Part of Robert Moran’s library atop an unusual fireplace mantel…
The music room…
Includes a huge organ..
Here’s another view of the music room…
Lot of colorful flowers here…
The Rosario Marina. We had lunch overlooking this view…
Then we moved on to the small artist’s hamlet of Olga…
Where I met this guy…
Here’s a local artist’s interpretation of an Orcas Island scene…
And another view…
From here we moved on to 2,409 foot high Mount Constitution…the highest point on Orcas Island.
Here are four links describing this paradise…
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Orcas_Island
http://www.visitsanjuans.com/The-Islands/Orcas-Island/
Tomorrow you get to see more photos that I took atop of the island. See you then…
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