The weather was gorgeous this morning so we took a little spin into Anacortes, a town about 10 miles from our TT campground near La Conner. Before we left our campsite, the Goldfinches came to visit our feeder and that slowed us down a bit. We finally got out on the road by about noon to take the long way into town.
Anacortes is a very attractive small city. There is a refinery nearby but it is mostly concealed by a hill across Fidalgo Bay. There are extensive small boat docks and moorings, a testament to the number of boaters that enjoy cruising the San Juan Islands just offshore to the west. The San Juans fill up the strait between Washington State and Vancouver Island, a part of the province of British Columbia, Canada. There are lots of marine-related industries and boat yards working on everything from small personal dinghies up to ocean-going work boats and we followed a series of roads that allowed us to cruise the entire waterfront. The Washington State Ferry System boat departs from Anacortes and takes travelers to the San Juans and Sydney, B.C. There is another Washington State Ferry that takes cars, cargo and passengers to Guemes Island, just across a narrow straight from Anacortes.
There are a variety of gorgeous wood houses, most built early in the 20th Century. The architecture is beautiful. Downtown areas are dotted with gorgeous sidewalk art and murals on the sides of shops. Just off the northeast side of town is Cap Sante, a large rock pinnacle that offers spectacular views of the city, Fidalgo Bay and the straits between the U.S. and Canada. Growing from many locations here are madrone trees that look like the creator did good drugs because their stalks and branches are red but the leaves are the usual green. We spotted another Bald Eagle here – he was gorgeous and quite close but not worried about us mere ground dwellers.
Photos of our birds and Anacortes can be seen by clicking the link. https://photos.app.goo.gl/KkwMmgYU3vvAxF1w5