San Juan Islands Day 3: Orcas Island

Today, Lisa and I took the ferry across to Orcas Island and explored for the day.

I got to add one new park to my parks blog. (See separately: Obstruction Pass State Park on 146 Parks.)

This was a rare sunny winter day in the islands, so we got some great views from the ferry, which stopped at Shaw Island on its way from Lopez to Orcas.

Ferry from Lopez Island to Orcas Island, Washington

Ferry from Lopez Island to Orcas Island, Washington

Ferry from Lopez Island to Orcas Island, Washington

Ferry to Orcas Island, north of Shaw Island, Washington

Ferry to Orcas Island, north of Shaw Island, Washington

Ferry to Orcas Island, north of Shaw Island, Washington

Ferry to Orcas Island, north of Shaw Island, Washington

Ferry from Lopez Island to Orcas Island, Washington

This was a day trip, so we didn’t stay on the island, but I enjoyed the look of the Outlook Inn.

Outlook Inn, Eastsound, Washington

Emmanuel Episcopal Parish, Eastsound, Washington

I scoped out what appears to be a great launch point for a future kayak trip to Sucia Island for the parks project.

Looking at Sucia Island · North Beach Public Access, Eastsound, Washington

We drove through what we could of Moran State Park, but a lot of the park was seasonally closed, so we’ll save that for another time.

Moran State Park, north of Olga, Washington

Moran State Park, north of Olga, Washington

We stopped for a drink in Eastsound before heading back for the 6:45 ferry. Here was our sunset view.

Eastsound, Washington