In late March, James and I were fortunate to get away on our own for the weekend. It could not have come at a better time. As many of you read this
post, we clearly were at the point where we desperately needed some time to relax and rejuvenate. Thanks to our amazing parents, we were able to do just that.
We traveled to San Juan Island which we had never been to before together. I visited there many years ago with my parents and James had never been. I had forgotten how lovely and relatively easy it is to escape to the San Juan Islands. We kept saying how we want to go back this summer and take the boys. Initially we were looking at places to stay in Friday Harbor. But my brilliant husband found a highly rated place on Trip Advisor called
Snug Harbor Resort. We could not have picked a more perfect place for what we wanted the weekend to be all about....quiet, peace, sleep, couple time, reading, and nature. For any of you looking to travel to San Juan Island, we would highly recommend it. We stayed in a little waterfront cabin. It had a small living area, full kitchen, wonderful shower and cozy little bedroom. It had just been remodeled recently too so it was beautiful. And right outside our large windows was the peaceful harbor. Talk about a little haven! I unfortunately didn't take any photos of our place, but the website definitely does it justice.
I never knew that San Juan Island had so much history! It played a pretty major role in relations between the U.S. and Britain a few years after the Revolutionary War and was the subject of much land control conflict. The Island still has an American Camp and English Camp of which we visited both. Nice little history lesson which we always enjoy.
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| English Camp (the prettier of the two camps) |
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Cute little cemetary at the English Camp
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We also took a great hike up from English Camp that gave us beautiful views of the surrounding islands, the Haro Straight, and all the way to Victoria, Canada.
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| The orange colored buildings down below is our resort |
We also visited Lime Kiln Park which is normally where you can view Orca whales from land, but they aren't usually around until summer (see--another reason to go back). But they had a great lighthouse and James had fun taking photos.
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| Unique silver and gold tree |
We also went up north to spend a little time in Roche Harbor. What a cute place! And a wedding was going on which is always fun to observe from afar.
Other than exploring, the weekend consisted mostly of reading books, taking naps (I took a nap each day--I never do that!), sleeping in, making breakfast, watching movies, and going out to dinner. We went to 2 fabulous restaurants in Friday Harbor--Cask & Schooner and Backdoor Kitchen. Yum! Even the ferry ride both to and from the island felt heavenly--nice views and peaceful. At one point we were sitting next to a family with a little toddler. Although we felt bad we actually moved to a different seat saying "We'll be back in that world in a little bit. Let's just savor the quiet for a little longer."
Needless to say we finally felt human again after this trip. And probably acted like better parents upon our return. It was exactly what we needed. And it's amazing how even though we relished the quiet time and chance to reconnect, we missed the boys a ton! It was fun to come home to them and appreciate them more. Thank you Warners and Spauldings for helping to make this getaway possible!
