Victoria Day at North Whidbey RV Park

This was a long weekend for our neighbors up north (and we are a very close place to "get away to" for them) so we celebrated with Canadian flags and a nice pancake breakfast Sunday morning.


Barb the park manager and Sue a resident here do all the work.

Pirate Parrots and Other Nautical Type Stuff

Even tho it was a bit cloudy with "sun breaks" threatening( it happens up here) today was the Anacortes Waterfront Festival.
The hightlite for us was the Pirate Parrots. It was fun educational and had what I so Love. A PIRATE.


Chris actually has 70 parrots all in different stages of training but all obviously love and trust him.
And then of course there was the boat building,


And boat floating.


And just another example of what you do with a kayak and a few crazy friends.


I think it's "kayak polo"....but I not sure.

Getting Anywhere Requires a Bridge or a Ferry

It's Mother's Day, the sun is shining and we've been in Washington 2 weeks. It's time to go to Port Townsend.
You start with a short ferry ride from Keystone .


And because it's such a special day there was live music.


While the guys played golf and got to touch base with Jeannie (good friend , former employer, and creative force behind "Potpourri Northwest",an awesome interior design shop in P.T.) and my aunt Betts in Port Angeles.
I'm not sure if this next picture will make sense to anyone that doesn't know the story about Tim's home so this is for all who do.

All that cool stuff he was accumulating looks great when he gets his hands on it and the time to put it together. It's a true work in progress.
Now that we are back in the area we'll be able to watch it evovle.
But tomorrow is a work day so we can't miss the boat back home.

Deception Pass State Park

The coolest thing about where we are staying is the fact we are almost surrounded by Deception Pass State Park.
We try to get out and explore the park everyday(remember it stays light this time of year quite late) so taking Ariel out for a good walk after work is no problem. On the weekends we really go nuts.


Straight west is Cranberry Lake. Here you can see the lake water on the left and the straits of Juan de Fuca on the right. It's handy coz you kayak in salt water then walk across the parking lot and rinse the boat off in fresh water while checking out the new kids in the area.



Ariel loves it...coz of course this is a state park and dogs are everywhere.


Taking a break, and then its off again....Did I mention geocaching? There are a lot of very active cachers in the area. New ones popping up everyweek and this seems to be a very popular place to hide them. It's so much fun but we have noticed the dense canopy of trees is adding an additional twist.(finding a clearing in the trees to get a signal)

Week One - Washington

Getting used to a new job in a new area isn't really that hard. Everything is so overwhelming at times it doesn't sink in till a couple days later.
The area is awesome in itself. our drive to work is only 25 min.(Not freeway)
Over Deception Pass bridge,




This is my view heading north to work. We go from Whidbey Is. to Fidalgo Is.
Thru forests so dense if there really is a Sasquatch I wouldn't see "em. ( In some places it's kinda like Florida except no gators, cottonmouths and alot more hilly and cooler!!)
After passing through fields of hay and dairy cattle we arrive in Burlington... and a Fred Meyer remodel.
The people here seem exceptionally friendly.
This is Ryan the lucky"Dog " that get to ease us into the new world of remodels with Fixtures Northwest (the company we just joined)


We've already had a few firsts.... like the smell of brand new fork lift.


Yes they are out there...like baby pidgeons, you just don't see them till they are older.
And the sunshine..I've got a bit of a sunburn, something I definitely didn't get while we were in northern Ca...go figure!
To top off the week we spent an afternoon and evening at Claire an Annie's.


We are all so good at having fun...eating drinking and just plain enjoying life!

Settling Into Our New Home

Whew in a mere 5 days we arrived at our new job and home..... well
Thursday April 27 we were hooked up in Fidalgo Bay RV Park.
A really nice park near Anacortes Wa. We were close to the water and a great hiking path, not too far from the job site and resonably priced but we do need wifi and enough room to open the awning and set up a BBQ.( After all this is our home for how ever long.)

Here's John and Ariel out geocaching near the park.
Friday we got to meet with the owners and our new bosses. Jared and Tiffany of FixturesNorthwest.
Saturday it rained so it was off to the stores looking for rain gear...oops I guess we must have left it in the desert at the cabin. The rain didn't stop the 1st day of fishing season from bringing out the crowds... the little lakes were packed.
Sunday we moved to our new( and hopefuly) home for the next several months.
North Whidbey RV Park is like a park and Barbara the manager has been so sweet. We started in one spot and by Monday after work we had moved to a permanent spot where we can have the tool trailer right here with us and hooked up to power!