Category Archives: Writing

Ferryboat Islands – Part 2

Posted on April 16, 2015 by Deb Garland

Lopez Island is the first island on the Washington State Ferries route into the San Juan Islands from Anacortes. It is the third largest island, looks like the letter “L” from the air, and is known as the “friendly” island. Residents … Continue reading →

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Ferryboat Islands – Part 1

Posted on April 8, 2015 by Deb Garland

San Juan, Orcas, Shaw, and Lopez islands beckon to visitors sailing aboard the Washington State Ferries from Anacortes, WA and Sidney, BC, Canada on Vancouver Island year around, with the exception of no ferry service from Canada during the cold … Continue reading →

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Jewel of the Pacific Northwest

Posted on April 2, 2015 by Deb Garland

Sail or fly into the San Juan Islands of Washington State and you are immediately struck by the rugged beauty of the archipelago’s shoreline. Twice daily tides, sometimes rising 13 feet, splash the 479 miles (769 km) of rocky headlands … Continue reading →

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