Orcas Island

In early June, we took our first family adventure together to Orcas Island up in the San Juan Islands. Neither one of us have been and when we were invited to some friends’ wedding up there, we knew we had to make it a little getaway. It was Libby’s first official vacation and we were excited to spend some quality time together as a family.

Getting to Orcas Island is a bit of a trek as you have to drive up to Anacortes from Seattle, which is about a 2-hour car ride. Once there, you have to hop on a 1-hour ferry ride. I am glad we planned ahead and reserved a space on the ferry; it’s almost impossible to do so last minute for the summer weekends in Washington. Even though we were lucky enough to make it on (after a 1+ hour delay), others weren’t so much as the whole schedule that particular weekend was delayed. Some trips were even cancelled!

FRIDAY //

Macrina Bakery—made a pit stop here before getting on I5 for some pastries and coffee.

That evening, we headed to the Schuylers’ welcome party and enjoyed some hangs at their wedding spot.

SATURDAY //

Before the wedding, we slept in and enjoyed the small island life. There isn’t too much on the island, but I liked how small and quaint it was. Everything seemed quieter and slower. It is obvious that the businesses thrive because of the tourists.

New Leaf Cafe—had a great breakfast at this cutesie inn.

Buck Bay Shellfish Farm—stopped here for some fresh oysters. you can pick out which ones you want and enjoy ‘em right there!

Clever Cow Creamery—found some ice cream of course!

Meghan and Ben’s wedding was so beautiful and fun! It was themed around being a summer camp and it certainly felt so—all of their hard work paid off; there were so many fun elements they had planned and I’m so glad I was able to be a small part of it by designing their newspaper program!

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SUNDAY //

Before heading back, we stopped back at camp where the newlyweds were hosting a goodbye brunch and grabbed some pancakes and fruit. Libby did so well the entire weekend and we were able to make great memories together. My favorite part was being able to be with both of them pretty much 24/3 ;)