Whidbey Island

Day trip to Whidbey Island

bottom X - where we live

xx - ferry ride

Taking the ferry from Mukilteo to Clinton, Whidbey Island

That's the Mukilteo lighthouse in the background

Those blue openings in the clouds are officially called "sun breaks"

from our car on the ferry

Coupeville is one of the oldest towns in Washington

We had lunch at Toby’s Tavern - red building

Very nice county museum

 The first permanent white resident of Coupeville, Isaac Ebey, was from Dublin, Ohio! The Ebey story is told on signs in town. Their family cemetery became the town’s cemetery. Isaac liked the area so much he had his parents, wife, and children join him in Coupeville. 

Oak Harbor is at the northern part of Whidbey Island. When Joe was in the Navy, he was stationed in Kodiak, Alaska. He flew to Seattle, then was driven to the Naval Air Station on Whidbey Island, and eventually flew to Kodiak. That's when Joe fell in love with this part of the country. If you look closely at the photo you can see planes on the other side of the white car - entrance to the Naval base. 

At the northern tip of the island we drove over Deception Pass. 

Stopped at North Beach then at the overlook between the two arches of the bridge. 

Pictures below were taken at the beach on the upper right 

of top picture on the other side of the bridge

North Beach (the bridge is upper right of picture)

This is one VERY happy dog. It ran back & forth, full speed, 

at the edge of the water for at least 5-10 minutes

The beach is full of beautifully weathered wood and water-smoothed stones

I think this one looks like a rhinoceros

See the eye in the middle & the horn?

two bald eagles & their nest

map from googlemaps