I hadn’t had time to take any photos yesterday, so this morning I got up early and went searching for photo ops.  It’s another beautiful day, and the morning light makes everything even more beautiful.

This town has tons of restaurants, cafes, specialty coffee shops, ice cream shops, art stores….the typical tourist town, but charming.

Even though it’s September, there were flowers everywhere.

This rose had just about finished blooming and was full of rosehips.

And, there is a hostel half a block from the water.

I found lots of historic houses, some from the 1800’s.

They take face masks seriously here.  Even this metal heron lawn ornament was sporting one.

You don’t see too many self-serve, pay on the honor system flower stands where I come from.

I was really surprised to find this San Juan County Fairground.  Apparently, among other events, they have a Saturday farmers market here. 

I got my 10,000 steps in and headed back to the boat.  By now, Al was up and getting the boat ready to head back to Hunter Bay, on Lopez Island.  Such a beautiful day for traveling.

As I was trying to get a shot of Mt Baker, going through Upright Channel, the Washington State Ferry “Chelan” appeared.  

When we got to Hunter Bay, we were pleased to see that the summer crowds are starting to dwindle.  Nice.  We were able to anchor deep into the bay, where we hope to avoid the ferry wakes.