Next step: Orcas Island!

After Nora's doctor's appointment, we headed off to Orcas Island for a long weekend. Orcas Island is one of Grammie and Grandpa's favorite vacation spots and we're lucky it's only a few hours away. We did a similar trip with Evie when she was about 3 months old and we wanted to do it again this year while the weather was still decent.

To get to Orcas, you have to drive about 2 hours to the ferry landing in Anacortes. Then you take an hour long ferry ride to the island, and then it's probably another half an hour to get to the main part of the island where we are renting a house. It's a long trip, but pretty doable with kids since it's broken up by a ferry ride where you can get out of the car and stretch your legs. Both girls did great!

What shots? All smiles after tylenol and 2 hours of driving.

Waiting for the ferry in Anacortes

This is a new boardwalk at the ferry landing.

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Happy new year!!

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Simpsons in Seattle

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