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Tag Archives: Orcas Island
Double Island – Exploring the Central San Juan Islands (Part 4)
Many people visit Orcas Island’s popular destinations of East Sound and Deer Harbor in the San Juan Islands, often overlooking the tranquility found in West Sound. One of the benefits we’ve experienced anchoring in the cove northwest of Double Island … Continue reading
Posted in Double Island, Orcas Island, San Juan Islands & Vicinity, Skull Island, Victim Island
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Double Island – Exploring the Central San Juan Islands (Part 3)
One morning we stepped into our sailboat’s cockpit to explore West Sound itself when we noticed smoke billowing from a small powerboat’s inboard engine. Thankfully, by the time we jumped into our inflatable, the two men had doused the fire. … Continue reading
Posted in Double Island, San Juan Islands & Vicinity
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Double Island – Exploring the Central San Juan Islands (Part 2)
Slipping through Pole Pass on the way to Deer Harbor from Double Island in a sea kayak or an inflatable dinghy with a small outboard is easy, but it requires planning. The tight bottleneck channel can become a virtual boat parade route in the summer. The safest approach … Continue reading
Posted in Double Island, San Juan Islands & Vicinity
Tagged Crane Island, Deb Garland, Deb Garland's San Juan Islands & Beyond, Deer Harbor, Deer Harbor Inn, Deer Harbor Marina, Double Island, Double Island - Exploring the Central San Juan Islands - Part 2, http://www.blog.debgarland.com, http://www.debgarland.com, Luke 12:27-28, Native Americans, Orcas Island, Pole Pass, Turtleback Farm Inn, Washington State Ferries, watercolor painting
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Double Island – Exploring the Central San Juan Islands (Part 1)
Word of mouth is a good thing, right? A fellow sailor told us of a pretty anchorage between Double Island and Orcas Island, so we planned our first visit. The nautical chart aboard our sailboat shows two adjacent islands connecting at … Continue reading
Posted in Double Island, San Juan Islands & Vicinity
Tagged Blind Bay, Deb Garland, Deb Garland's San Juan Islands & Beyond, Deer Harbor, Double Island, Double Island - Exploring the Central San Juan Islands - Part 1, Four Winds Camp, http://www.blog.debgarland.com, http://www.debgarland.com, Isaiah 55:6, Little Portion Store, Orcas Express, Orcas Hotel, Orcas Island, Orcas Island Eclipse Charters, Orcas Village Store, S/V Adventuress, S/V Kelpie, Shaw General Store, Shaw Island, Shaw Island Ferry Dock, Washington State Ferries, West Sound
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Doe Island – A Gem for Sea Kayakers
My father introduced my husband and I to sea kayaking while we were living aboard our sailboat in Everett Marina. We met at nearby Silver Lake to try out his Easy Rider kayak, bringing our sailing dinghy along for fun. … Continue reading
Posted in Doe Island, San Juan Islands & Vicinity
Tagged Anacortes, Blakely Island, Blakely Island Marina, bull kelp, California sea lions, Cypress Island, Deb Garland, Deb Garland's San Juan Islands & Beyond, deer, Deer Harbor, Doe Bay, Doe Bay Resort, Doe Island, Doe Island - A Gem for Sea Kayakers, http://www.blog.debgarland.com, http://www.debgarland.com, kayaking, Kayaking Puget Sound and the San Juan Islands, kayaks, Matia Island, Moran State Park, Mt. Baker, Obstruction Pass, Orcas Island, Peapod Rocks, Psalm 107:9, Rob Casey, Rosario Strait, sea Kayaking, Seattle, Stellar sea lions, Strawberry Island, The Mountaineers, Washington State Marine Parks
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Satellite Island – Camp Orkila’s Outpost
Stuart Island is a favorite destination of ours with its marine state park, one room schoolhouse, and Turn Point Light Station where visitors often see pods of Orca whales. Two sheltered harbors give boaters safe anchorage, but we prefer Reid … Continue reading
Posted in San Juan Islands & Vicinity, Satellite Island
Tagged Camp Orkila, Deb Garland, Deb Garland's San Juan Islands & Beyond, http://www.blog.debgarland.com, http://www.debgarland.com, James M. Colman, KING-TV, Moran State Park, Northwest Natural Resource Group, Orca Whales, Orcas Island, Patsy Collins, President Channel, Satellite Island, Satellite Island - Camp Orkila's Outpost, Turn Point Light Station, Twin Lakes, YMCA of Greater Seattle
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Watching the World Float by–or Not–on Crane Island
A column titled “No Grief on a Reef” caught my eye. Two articles explained how to navigate a boat through Wasp Passage, the narrow channel separating the western tips of Orcas and Shaw islands, and Pole Pass. Both waterways skirt Crane Island, … Continue reading
Posted in Crane Island, San Juan Islands & Vicinity
Tagged Adventuress, Bird Rock, Crane Island, Deb Garland, Deb Garland's San Juan Islands & Beyond, Deer Harbor, http://www.blog.debgarland.com, http://www.debgarland.com, Orcas Island, Pole Pass, San Juan Islands, Washington State Ferries, Wasp Islands, Wasp Passage, Watching the World Float by--or Not--on Crane Island
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Jones Island – A Favorite of Campers
One of the best things about the San Juan Islands are the number of marine state parks that can be visited by marine craft, self-propelled or driven by an inboard/outboard engine. The island is remote enough to keep the less … Continue reading
Ferryboat Islands – Part 1
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