Deception Pass – La Conner

Thanks to the interstate highway system, it is now possible to travel from coast to coast without seeing anything.

Friday rolled around and it was another minus tide.  Minus tides bring unusual scenery and opportunity to the shoreline.  In addition to the many starfish in the previous blog, it's a time when clam diggers look forward to getting out their shovels and heading to the beach.  The downside is that the water can literally disappear where you might normally expect it to be.  Even this sailboat was left high and dry until the tide came back in.  Hopefully, the owners weren't planning on sailing away in it.

Not only was it a minus tide, it was very foggy over the water.  Well, actually, not just over the water but everywhere.  We took a little ride down to the local dock to check out the beach and this is what we saw.

 

We could see more starfish in the shallow water, mussels hanging onto the wharf plus we also got to see a little clam digging.  Now that’s the type of clam digging I used to do as kid.  You use a rake and just rake them in.  The easier it is, the better we like it. Not all clam digging is this easy but I think it's the best way to go. Other types of clams require a special clam gun ... that's not quite as easy a task.

There is a lavender farm on Whidbey Island.  We decided to check it out.  Advertisements were everywhere advertising the lavender farm so we figured we'd just make a quick stop.  The aroma was wonderful.  The fog hadn’t lifted yet but it was still a pretty sight.

In the afternoon  Joe wanted us to take a drive to La Conner.  La Conner is a little town on the mainland.  He had another favorite little restaurant he wanted to take us to.  Besides, Janice was looking for a package that had been sent to her at the Thousand Trails park there.  She was hoping to get that package before they sent it back.  Once there she discovered that the park had already returned it to UPS.  So, it was off to Burlington and the UPS Customer Service Department to save the box.  And, save it, she did.

On the way back to Whidbey island and Joe's place, we drove across Deception Pass.  It’s such a beautiful area.  This day the fog just wouldn’t go away and it certainly made for some very interesting pictures.  The boys drove across the two bridges while Janice and I walked them. 

We weren’t through with the day yet.  Late that afternoon Terry and I took a little trip to the beach area at Fort Casey about six miles away.  He had wanted to pick up a few little pieces of driftwood but we hadn’t had a chance to do so yet.  So, we walked the beach a little and picked up a few pieces.  The RV sites there were still packed and none of them were empty.  It’s a great place to stay but since this park always seems to  be full, it’s obvious others must feel it's a pretty nice place to stay too.

When we returned Spiker and the Hyders were already well into their own little happy hour.  That was it for us for the day as the next day was the festival at Coupeville and the car show.  We hoped to visit early and depart before the crowds showed up.






-- August 12th