Captain George and the San Juans

Today we took a tour of the San Juans in George's boat. The boat (a Stabi-craft - thanks George) is ideal for trips to the islands because it has an aluminum hull. This means that you can ground the boat on the shore and step right onto dry land, instead of anchoring it off shore and ferrying across in a dinghy.

Our trip took us around the east and south sides of Lummi Island, to Obstruction Pass State Park for a quick stop, then counter-clockwise around Orcas to our lunch stop on Sucia Island. All of Sucia is a state park, but it is only accessible by boat (with no ferry service). The island is surrounded by out-of-the-way coves and covered with trails. We dilly-dallied there for a couple of hours before heading to Clark Island for a few minutes, and then home.

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Squamish

Last weekend new friend Ben and I met recent friends Dave and Wendy and old friends Steve and Az in Squamish to go rock climbing. Recent and old friends are much better climbers than new friend and I, but that gave me the opportunity to shoot film. Good for my tendons, good for your eyes!
-Sean