(Just an added note, I'm still having computer problems and for some reason have been unable to leave comments on some sites, not all????)
A couple hours drive and a short ferry ride from Seattle will get you to Orcas Island one of the San Juan Islands. It's one of the stunningly beautiful places in My World! The photograph I use for my header was taken among the San Juan Islands.
Orcas Island is slightly larger, but less populous, than neighboring San Juan Island. Orcas is shaped like a pair of saddlebags, separated by fjord-like East Sound, with Massacre Bay on the south side, and tiny Skull Island just off the coast. At the northern end of the island is the village of Eastsound, the largest town on Orcas and the second largest in San Juan County. In 1989 the Lummi Nation regained a village and burial site on Orcas Island's Madrona Point near Eastsound, and now operates it as Madrona Point Park, a private preserve characterized by hundreds of twisting madrona trees sprouting from the rocky shoreline. There are daily commercial flights to and from Orcas Island Airport in Eastsound, as well as seasonal seaplane flights to different locations on the island, including Rosario, West Sound and Deer Harbor.
31 comments:
Sylvia
We see marvelous views in your world!
Thanks for sharing!
Luiz
It's faaar away from me but then you never know...
Great tour Sylvia. Brings back many memories of sailing on the Sound around the San Juan Islands.
Orcas is a place I'd LOVE to visit some day!
I visited the San Juan Islands once. your photos bring back memories.
I love the subtitle of your blog. I like the view, too!
Sylvia: A beutiful look at this area of islands.
Such a peaceful place !!
Lovely to see a world unknown to many of us. Thanks for sharing your world.
Beautiful views. I hope to visit your world one of these days too.
Awesome photos! Excellent post. And i thought i was the only one with computer problems.
Scenic is the word. Lovely virtual tour along the high and low seas. I know all about laptop problems.
Oh my, you do have a beeyootiful world!
I am glad that we all have to show another world. That makes blogging so interesting. Thank you! Also for your visit.
Sylvia;
Thank you for bringing back white sands and warm sunshine if only from pictures. I learn something from your blog all the time...I never heard of the Orcas.Now i want to visit!
i've been there-it is lovely in summertime.
You live in one of my favourite places, the Pacific North West. Have spent time on Vancouver Island, but must get to see more of the islands. Thanks for sharing.
Lovely pictures, Sylvia. I wish I could visit your part of the world.
I agree with everyone, beautiful photo's. I would love to be there instead of this dreary area here in Oklahoma. =) Hope you have a great day.
Sylvia, if you keep on posting such enchanting photos of your area you will soon be inundated with visitors.
I have been told that there are castles on one of the islands. Do you know which one? Castles are my passion.
Those are fantastic shots, I especially love the first one. Thanks for sharing.
Regina In Pictures
What a fantastic place you live in. Love the solitary gull.Thanks for sharing Your World with us.
Great sailing trip. Beautiful world!
How beautiful - I've always liked that photo in your header
Great place, much like the islands off Vancouver.
Thanks really for this lovely trip. Must be an elevating experience cruising there.
Wish I were there! Beautiful!
These are gorgeous pictures - it looks worth visiting!
Great your World. Beautiful shot and report.
What lovely pictures of a beautiful place.
Hugs and blessings,
Gorgeous views Sylvia~
Very pretty part of the world. Are there Orcas in the Orcas? (Sorry for the bad pun) Thanks for sharing.
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