Our well-thought-out plan was to take
our RV over to the San Juan Islands on the ferry from Anacortes,
Washington and spend some time there. Several hundred dollars to
transport a 37-foot motorhome and our pickup, but we'd heard great
things about how beautiful it was.
But after several months without
precipitation along the Washington coast, we arrived in the middle of
an extended rain storm. Constant and often heavy, it was going to
make it difficult to enjoy the San Juans, so we decided to stay this time on the mainland and return
another day to see those islands in their full glory.
We pulled into a campground in
Anacortes right on the waterfront. Across the bay we saw a marina,
hills covered with trees, and a couple of industrial plants that were
kind of ugly during the day but magical at night all lit up. It was
a great campground, but part of the reason we stayed four nights was
that the Giants were playing in the World Series on the weekend, and
the 49ers had a Monday night against the Cardinals. All had positive
outcomes.
Anacortes is an attractive, interesting
town that is half ferry terminal, half tourist destination. It has
great bookstores, interesting restaurants, a nice library, and a
friendly vibe. One night we put on clean clothes and went to Adrift,
a seafood restaurant, for great fried oysters and cioppino.
The third day we were there, the clouds
parted and the sun shone through. How beautiful! We took the dogs
on extended walks on the hiking/bicycling trail that went through the
compground – almost to town in one direction, onto a bridge in the
other. We also drove through a beautiful rain-forest-style park
outside Anacortes. We enjoyed ourselves in spite of the rain.
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