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| Nika - with Dad's flag flying~ |
Our anniversary weekend! Butch took an extra day off, we wanted some time to kick back & didn't want to spend it on the road. We'd made a reservation on Whidbey Island - so close, with hardly any traffic to get there. It was almost lunch time, I'd told Butch about
Seabolt's Smokehouse in Oak Harbor - fish & chips always sounds
so good when you're near the water :-) After a yummy lunch, we drove back to the park - where it didn't take long to set up at our favorite spot in the
Quarry Pond camping area.
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| Late afternoon sunshine~ |
The wind was blowing, clouds moving in - we wanted to get out & onto the trails.
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| As you can see, the trails are easy to find :-) |
Cornet Bay is tucked away behind this camp ground. It's a private camp, with cabins & a large kitchen building. This was the first time we'd seen a group actually using the camp, so we skirted it & headed out toward the bay.
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| Cornet Bay |
Though heavily used, it retains the beauty of this amazingly diverse area. Last time we were here, there was a
Great Blue Herons near the water.
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| Here he is! |
Just as we said it, we saw this guy - not too far away. I'd only brought my small camera - but it has a decent zoom. I was happy to snap this before with a
swoosh of his big wide wings, he took off across the bay. The sound of his flight over the still water was eerie~
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| Butch with Nika & Rascal~ |
We'd found a perfect spot to sit & watch as the setting sun turned the trees on the far side of the bay to shades of golden brown.
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| Marina on the bay~ |
It was almost dark as we hiked back to camp. It was a perfect evening, stars coming out in the blue/black of the sky. Time for a bonfire~
