A laid back morning with a long walk to and around downtown, sitting on piles of driftwood by Jackson Beach and sipping coffee at the harbor until time to board the ferry. Calm waters and sunshine make it a smooth passage back to Annacortes.
Ray notices in a visitor’s guide that the Skagit Valley tulip festival is going on and it is just up the road in Mt. Vernon. We’ll check it out with hopes we can get in today but as we drive over, we see multiple fields already topped off. Are they still in full bloom, we wonder? The parking lot is full…people are going in…and we see fields of color. It takes our breath away. I’ve always pictured being in Amsterdam for tulip season and here we are in the midst of tulip season much closer to home. The colorful patterns are magnificent in the sunlight with the Cascades in the background. Pure chance in timing. Sometimes you just end up in the right place at the right time.
And… the Warriors win to end the night.