Friday afternoon was supposed to be gorgeous. According to my weather source, at 11:00 the clouds were supposed to break up and the sun was supposed to come out. By our 2:00 launch time, it finally happened! I'm so glad we decided to keep our kayaking date and not let the daunting clouds of the morning keep us away.
The water was beautiful. It really doesn't matter too much if the sun isn't out, as long as the winds are calm and it's not raining. Actually, Brooke preferred the cooler weather. When the sun came out towards the end of our trip and it started to get warmer, she started to feel sea sick. A little too much yaking for her!
Right past Fort Ward State Park is a salmon hatchery. I heard they raise Atlantic salmon. Don't tell the poor fishies that they're practically in the Pacific, not the Atlantic! They were swimming and jumping around inside these pens making quite a splash.
There are several beautiful homes on this side of the island. The sunny south side, which it looks like they take advantage of if their huge porches are any indication!
Also on the southern most end of the Island is The Country Club. It's so exclusive, I don't even know if it has a name other than "The Country Club". The metal railing in the picture above is The Club's outdoor swimming pool. Right on the beach. Rough, huh?
Restoration Point marks the southern most point on the Island. All the land here is part of The Club.
Here's the view of Seattle from Restoration Point. Not too shabby!
The clouds were starting to break up more as we got to Restoration Point. Can you see the elephant?
This beautiful home is in Blakely Harbor. It doesn't look like it belongs here, though...maybe France or Italy? I've never been to either, so I can't say for sure.
After about 2 1/2 hours of paddling, we reached Blakely Harbor, "former site of Port Blakely Mill, one of the world's largest sawmills in the late 1800s". I don't know what the cement building was, or how old it is, but I can only imagine what it's used for now.
A tranquil pond sits at the very end of the harbor. Maybe it was once the log pond?
One last look out towards the harbor before we called it a day. We only have one more section of the Island left. I'm sad to think our adventure is coming to an end!
Holy smokes! I look HUGE in that first picture. Sigh. I guess it's inevitable.
ReplyDeleteAnd thanks for not taking any pictures of the yaking. Of course, I suppose you were sort of busy holding on to my boat so I didn't swamp myself. Thanks for that too! :-)
I don't know if I can keep looking at your blog - it makes me too home sick for BI!!! (Don't worry, that's really is a good thing). ;0)
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