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This is a bit outdated, but we visited Orcas both right before AND right after 4th of July thanks to a little vacancy irregularity during the prime days of summer. We kept ourselves busy with all sorts of activities!


Bald eagle in our backyard. These birds are BIG close up.

Orcas island 'garden tour'

More garden touring

My favorite homes were the ones with daddy seating.

Evie found a baby starfish and 18 jelly fish on our beach.

I bought Evie her first pack of sugar-free gum. She chewed it for awhile before stating that her mouth was tired.

Monster bubbles

Cooling down with toes in the sprinklers.

Ferry ride to nearby San Juan island for the day.

Evie posing in front of a lavender field.

Ice cream treat on San Juan.

Group dinner at Moran State Park before Evie and Scott spent the night in our tent.

Evie + dad sunset hike while camping.
South end camp site in Moran State Park

View of Cascade Lake from our tent.

Hat party

Waiting in line for the annual Orcas island fire station 4th of July charity breakfast.

Waiting for the Orcas island 4th of July parade.

Good ol' quirky Orcas Island parade.

Car? Boat? Bear?

Excellent candy haul from being cute on the parade route.

A nearby ranch on Orcas has a petting zoo AND a real train. They recently launched a 'glamping' experience that we visited.

Evie and Scott had a blast digging for clams and geoducks during low-tide

Recently a bear swam from the mainland to Orcas and was captured a few days prior to our arrival on Orcas. Evie and I made fake bear prints to keep the myth alive that the bear was still loose!

Treasure map for Orcas island.


Family hike

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