Biking on Orcas Island

Big weekend for us. Grandma Bridget is in town and Sky's friend Nicola had a wedding on Orcas Island. The last time we went to Orcas, it took us about eight hours of waiting in line for the ferry before we could leave. Tis timewe thought we would take our bikes over - no waiting!
Note, we're not really bikers. In any way. So our decision to bike from Orcas Village to East Sound, about ten miles of up-and-down each way, was perhaps a little ambitious.
But not too ambitious!





We had a lot of fun on the trip. Peregrine had a blast riding in his iBert (on my handlebars) and bike trailer. He also had a nice time at the beach and watching the ferry in and out of the wharf from our room.






We all had a very nice ride that was suitably exhausting.

On the way home, we picked up our new puppy, Pogo! He's a rescue, los mostly beagle, and very sweet.





Twenty miles of biking for us rookies left us all a bit sore, but happy. I think we were all proud of ourselves for making the journey. Special thanks to Loren for sourcing a couple extra bikes for us, and his roommates for sharing their bikes!

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More pics!

I'm scraping together pics from my phone so far, there will be pics and movies from the camera as well.

Santiago del Estero 2

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Arrival in SdE

Some pics from the first few days on Argentina. I'm having some trouble with android apps and posting embedded slideshows from my phone, so this link is all you get. If anyone has some tips, let me know? 

https://picasaweb.google.com/101240185034034398208/SantiagoDelEstero

Fair day!

Headed up to the Evergreen state Fair today with uncle Loren, uncle Billy, auntie Lys and the cousins. While the pigs, cows, sheep, goats, and pygmy goats were a big hit, the short track demolition races took the cake. Unfortunately, there was a late start to the event and we had to get home so momma could get to work, so we had to leave before the demolition derby itself. Oh well, maybe next year!

Camping!

Couple of weekends ago we went camping at Dash Point State Park. It's a great little park - quite close to the city but is still one of the nicer campgrounds around. Lots of privacy in the campsites, good facilities, and there's a big beach on the Puget Sound that's just perfect for playing or hanging out.
Which is what we did! We arrived at low tide, with a huge expanse of beach to explore. Peregrine had perhaps the time of his life running around naked as the tide rolled in, despite that it was not so hot out that day. E probably spent three hours in the dwindling beach, and he was pretty much running around the whole time.
It was also a nice campsite, plenty of space but well insulated from its neighbors. Lys and Billy brought their canoe, and Loren brought a pair of sea kayaks. Because of some logistical issues, Peregrine did not get to ride in the canoe...but he did get to ride in a kayak! Which he loved, despite the look of intense concentration on his face.
All told, it was just a very nice weekend.
A few pics, courtesy of Grandma Pam...














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Mud

It's a boy's best friend.



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Seafair

It's too hot to say too much, but hopefully it will suffice to say that the Blue Angels fly right over our house. And I mean that quite literally. Peregrine is torn between elation and terror, as these things -are-planes, after all, but they're wicked loud.

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