Kathryn and I headed to the San Juan Islands for the day to go kayaking and I was amazed at how beautiful the area was!
We both had fun out on the water...although I think we both agree that we would have enjoyed ourselves just staring out across the water to the other islands or taking pictures rather than struggling to keep up with the fast pace of the tour we were on.
I loved that San Juan Island's coast featured awesome rockery and trees with beautiful peeling bark. We also explored an area called Smuggler's Cove where alcohol was imported from Canada to the U.S. during the Prohibition era (who knew there was so much history to the San Juans?).
Floating among the kelp beds, I tried a bite of the stiff seaweed like substance and learned that it is a main component of many products we use daily (like toothpaste!).
All in all, the day was absolutely beautiful and it was fun to not only explore the island, but also enjoy the ferry ride around the other islands.
Talking to our guide (whose family had been San Juan Islanders since the 1800s or something like that) made me think about odd it would be to live on an island. Granted it is a fairly populated island and is close to other cities, but it seems like such a weird concept to rely on a ferry as a lifeline to the rest of the world. Maybe I will stick to just visiting the Islands for now. :)
