Another busy day of outdoor fun here on Outdoor Orcas Island. The day started absolutely perfectly, with french toast. After that it was time for a massage. Wifey made the plans, so there had to be some ‘chick friendly’ activities today. Nothing quite as fun and a reminder of the frailty of human life as getting naked in front of a strange woman. I usually pay more than we did today for this pleasurable activity. Once we were done getting a tuggless rub, it was time to kayak again. We went to the nearby beach and rented a kayak and cruised around the bay. From there we went back into Moran State Park. We went on a horsie back trail ride. It was the thing Wifey was most excited about. She does this all the time at home, but it is her favorite thing. I enjoyed it tremendously. I can’t imagine traveling across the country in that fashion, but 90 minutes in the beautiful forest is fine with me. It was getting near dusk by this point, we hiked down to Cascade Falls to get some after dark pictures of the moving waters. I think they may have came out good, I can’t wait to get home and see our pictures from this trip.
Tomorrow is our last day here. We hang around the island until about 2pm. Then we are on an overnight flight home. I will have my pep talk with the pilot to let him know the precious cargo he is carrying, and to please not nosedive into the boring middle of the country. See you on the east coast.

Went horsie back riding with Wifey. I’m good at not falling off things.

Today was the morning we had to get out of our home on the cliff. We could not get into our next place until 4ish, so we were homeless for a while. We did what any good homeless couple would do, got in our rental car, drove to the State Park, and wandered around in the woods. That’s right, not much indoor stuff to do here, except sleep. It appears that half of the population here also sleeps outside too, but I can’t quite get wifey onboard with that. We said goodbye to all the critters that lived in the bushes and trees, then made our way back to Moran State Park early this morning. We decided to do one of the medium length hiking loops, around Mountain Lake. It was recommended to us by a pack of lesbians the other day, so we thought that hike HAD to be good. We hiked around the gorgeous lake, took some pics, climbed some trees, and chatted like a couple on a first date…basically making fun off our loser friends back home. Most of my favorite activities.
After the hike we made our way back into town for some lunch. After lunch we ran into a lady from Vancouver with a Bernese Mountain Dog. It almost made me miss home. Hi Charlie, if you are reading this.

Another amazing day in the outdoor wonderland of Orcas Island. Today was mainly whale watching day. Normally that is when me and my mean friends point and laugh at fat chicks. We departed on a boat docked about 100 yards from our door, very convenient. This is out current home from the water. We went out with Captain Dick and saw Orca whales, seals, sea lions, and lots of bald eagles. It was glorious. We apparently saw what is possibly the oldest whale in the world. They call her Granny and she is 103 years young. She still gets around like a whale half her age. After that we had a delicious dinner of fresh fish and then drove to the state park on the island, Moran State Park. We were scoping out activities for later this week. Estimating drive time, etc… the sun does not go down until 10pm, so we had time to spare. We ended up staying in the park meandering around until sundown. We drove to the peak, Mt Constitution, spectacular, and then on the drive back down stopped for a quick hike out to some waterfalls. This is from the peak, I hope to hike to this later in the week. Then it was home and rest. Tomorrow we have to pack up and leave this little home on the water. We are spending the next few nights in another location. It is only a couple miles away, but that is our punishment for waiting too long to book somewhere to stay.