Whidbey it be nice?

In celebration of Valentine’s Day we took a trip to Whidbey Island in Puget Sound. It was a beautiful day heading out, so we decided to take the ferry over. Magnus thought the boat was a little bit rocky and windy.

Our first stop on the island was at Fort Casey that has some WWII barracks. Here is the beach below the barracks.

Here is Dana climbing out of the battery. There was also a lighthouse (Admiralty Head Lighthouse) that looked pretty nice.

 

We took a walk down a rocky beach and Dana found some treasures.

Can you name all the sea creatures?*

The next morning we took the bridge over Deception Pass. We walked across first and then went back over with the car. The view was beautiful despite the bit of drizzle in the air.

We even saw some seals from the bridge!

This little beach (Rosario Beach)  apparently has some really nice tide pools when the tide is out. We had no idea. The rocks and pieces of driftwood were still pretty.

We drove back home through Seattle and couldn’t help but stop at Larson’s Bakery. We got lots of yummy treats and brought some back for Else.

And finally, the view from Queen Anne Hill where Magnus showed us how to balance on the Space Needle. Go Seattle!

* Top row, left to right: Sea sponge, barnacle, sea sponge.                                                               

Bottom row, left to right: Starfish, chitons amidst barnacles, sea traveling ducks.