Whidbey Island again

These are pics from a getaway Microchip and I did 2 weeks ago. We drove down to Burlington, WA on a Friday evening and spent the weekend catching up. It was a really needed break out of our busy lives, especially lately. We spent the night at a Holiday Inn in Burlington. Holiday Inn offers reward nights via Air Miles which we enjoy using from time to time. We weren't sure what we were going to do, but Burlington is fairly central and if the weather was bad we could always go down to Seattle or at least the outlets for some shopping (which we ended up doing later in the day anyway).

On the way down, we stopped at my favorite restaurant in Bellingham, La Fiamma's - wood fired pizza, folks!










We drove down to Whidbey Island the next day, and stopped in La Conner to see the daffodil fields in bloom! I've never ever been to La Conner, even though we live only 1 1/2 hours away.



Nothing says spring sunshine quite like the humble daffodil



Whenever we can, we go hiking. For Microchip, it's a photographer's array of opportunity, for me it's a chance to breathe in fresh air and be in nature...these are the moments that rebuild my soul and give energy. Deception Pass has lots of great and relatively easy hiking trails.



This was neat...the grayish skies and a bit of escaping sun created this metallic tint on the water. The kelp floating in it made a neat effect. God's awesome artistry at work!



Looking towards the San Juan Islands from Deception Pass area



Signs of spring were everywhere! The miracle of new life never ceases to amaze me, whether it's a budding branch or the birth of a child.



Lottie Bay, characterized by the greenish hue in the water




We had a late lunch in Coupeville on Whidbey Is. This place was recommended to us by the owner of a local tea shop (Microchip loves tea!), so we tried it out. It was REALLY good! We actually got there 20 minutes before they close so their selection was really limited. But everything was homemade and unique. Really great food!



Microchip looking thoughtful



A view down the main drag in Coupeville, along the waterfront. Chatty has blogged about this little town, but we had never been actually in this part of it. It has a quaint little American fishing village atmosphere.