Northwest Living

Here are a few photos of what we've been up to since Andrew arrived on Bainbridge at the end of July:

Celebrating summer on Indian Island, WA with Sophie's parents

A view of the San Juans captured while hiking Oyster Dome near Bellingham, WA before a trip to Lopez Island

Housesitting in September brought an abundance of plum-processing opportunities

So we made tarts, cakes, jellies, sauces, and dressings; and we're still cleaning up plum juice

We stopped at the Peter Iredale shipwreck at Fort Stevens State Park.  The park is hugged by both the Columbia River and the Pacific Ocean and sits just southwest of Astoria on the Oregon coast

Whalen Island, just south of Tillamook, brought more opportunities for island exploration

Before heading east toward Eugene, OR, we stopped in Newport to watch sea lions compete for napping real estate on the small town's waterfront

Back on Bainbridge—Mt. Rainier over Puget Sound