I was in need of a guide to ID seaweed, and I had heard the Langley Whale Center carried them. With Fall here, and Covid on top of it, the Whale Center is hit or miss for being open, but we got fortunate it was staffed on Monday this week (volunteer run). If you want… Continue reading Local Adventures: Langley Whale Center
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Local Adventures: Island County Historical Museum
The backstory is for now we are homeschooling our boys. We do school work in the morning, then we go an an adventure to learn about new things. Educational, yet fun. Today's adventure was to the small village of Coupeville, Washington, which is in the middle of Whidbey Island, about 18 miles from our home.… Continue reading Local Adventures: Island County Historical Museum
Local Adventures: Marine Center and Museum at Fort Worden
Not every outing quantifies as a hike, but this one involved a lot of walking, and even hiking, to happen. Where we live we cannot walk like we used to, back on the mainland. Things are just too far apart and the roads are not safe for walking on the side of with children (our… Continue reading Local Adventures: Marine Center and Museum at Fort Worden
Local Adventures: The Whale Museum at Friday Harbor
The first time I visited The Whale Museum at Friday Harbor, on San Juan Island, I was 13. I was about to enter high school and my parents had a crazy notion to take a trip through the San Juan Islands in Washington State, to Canada and back. It was also my first time to see what… Continue reading Local Adventures: The Whale Museum at Friday Harbor