(Backup) Wedding - Day three & four

Day three: we took a boat cruise to Friday Harbor in the San Juan Islands. The day started out foggy but cleared up as the day went along.  The cruise takes off at 8:35 and gets back at 7:30 - makes for a long day.  The boat arrived in Friday Harbor around 1:00. At that time, you have the choice of staying in Friday Harbor all afternoon or going on to look for whales. We chose to go whale watching. After the whale watching they give you two hours in Friday Harbor to eat and shop.  

We cruised in the smaller boat but had plenty of room.

Friday Harbor

A couple of Humpbacks surfaced really close to the boat - nice.

We also saw some Orcas on the way back to Elliot Bay but did not get any decent pictures. 

The next day we drove to Mount Rainier National Park with George and Francie to see the top of Mount Rainier. The park is still getting snow on the higher elevation roads so the road was closed shortly after the park entrance. Quite an impressive sight but no pictures of the peak - the sun really did a job on the photos of the snow covered mountain. 

Next trip: two weeks camping in Kira assuming the fire restrictions do not close more forests.