We arrived in Washington State Sunday afternoon, making much better time than expected. We did drive 12-14 hours straight for 3 days in a row, but it was worth it to get back to the USA.
We're staying in Burlington, which is north west of Seattle, at the Burlington KOA Kampground. The girls are happy, the camp has a pool, basketball court, and mini golf. There is also a great fresh produce market in town with all types of locally grown fruits and vegetables. The cherries are especially good.
After spending Sunday evening resting up from our long drive, we were ready to explore again today. We visited the SeaBear processing facility in Anacortes (http://www.seabear.com/?siteID=fuV90DddGlY-qEdvOtCUgUJ78D591ppW8w) and sampled some wonderful smoked salmon. Katy and I loved it. We bought enough to last a while and they ship. Mickey and Hannah, well they weren't as impressed, but then they don't like seafood.
We spent the afternoon at Whidbey Island and took a boat tour of the Deception Pass area (http://www.deceptionpasstours.com/). The tour included a history of the area and wildlife viewing. We saw Harbor Seals, Blue Heron, Bald Eagles, and Porpoise.
Above is a photo we took on the boat tour. If you look carefully, you can see a Harbor Seal sunning itself on a rock and a Blue Heron to the left.
Back at camp this evening, the girls and I played a couple of rounds of Mini Golf while Mickey made pasta with sausage and peppers. The weather was so pleasant that we were able to cook and eat outside tonight. It's so nice to be back in the sunshine. Finally feels like summer.
We'll be staying here at least one more day before heading to Seattle. President Obama will be in Seattle on Tuesday, so we're waiting for all that to be over before going into the city.
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