Anacortes (Whidbey Island)

Looks like the fog will burn off and we will have a lovely day. Since we are still stuck here on the dock in Anacortes, we decided to head south today. Between Fidalgo Island (where we are now) and Whidbey Island to the south is Deception Pass. Deception Pass is a strait separating Whidbey Island from Fidalgo Island, in the northwest part of the state of Washington. It connects Skagit Bay, part of Puget Sound, with the Strait of Juan de Fuca. We stopped at the pullout before the bridge so we could walk out onto the Deception Pass Bridge and look down on raging current below. On the other side of the bridge is a state park. There is practically no one here (it is Friday). It is really beautiful. The beaches are full of driftwood and many rocks for the courageous to climb. We also were able to see the bridge from below. Maybe one of these days we will try and go through there on the boat. As we continued our drive down Whidbey Island we passed mostly farm and ranch land. There were also areas with very dense woods. There aren’t many cities here and everything is a 100 shades of green. We stopped for lunch in Coupeville. This is small town whose main industry is tourism. This is apparently a great place to retire. I can see why. It is located on the east side of Whidbey Island so it is completely protected from the ocean. We are pleased that Heather will becoming up to join us next week. We will have a nice itinerary for her in the San Juan Islands. She has never been here before.