Road trip

This past Saturday, the sun was out (!) so we decided to take the opportunity to get out of the apartment, away from the computer and take a little road trip up north. Usually I reserve day trips up north for the outlet malls or for korean food, but this time we decided to head into Skagit County and Whidbey Island to explore.

After a requisite stop to Dairy Queen, and plenty of eagle and swan sightings, we made our way up north and stopped at the Padilla Bay National Estuary Research Reserve. Part of the reserve includes a 2.25 mile shore trail/bike path that cuts through a dike. I didn’t take any pictures since we didn’t have time, but you can see some here. Next time I head up to these parts, this will be a must stop.

Later, we drove through the state park and ended up in Edison, Washington— a lovely little artist community that reminds you instantly of a movie set— with an artisan bakery, art galleries, a saloon and the Tweets Cafe all intersecting on one corner. At the very least the little neighborhood reminds you of a travel spread that would be featured in Sunset Magazine. (We first heard about Edison through an article BBFF was working on while at City Arts and wanted to return to.)

After grabbing a quick americano, we dashed off to Rt 20 to catch the sunset at Deception Pass and mussels at Toby’s in Coupeville before catching an 8:00 ferry back to Mulkiteo… not bad for an 8-hour day trip, and gave ourselves a well deserved pat on the back!

Smith Vallee Gallery

Wood shop

Window love at Lucky Dumpster



Knitta action!

More window love

Tweets Cafe

Bread Farm

Deception Pass