Our second day, we went to Stuart Island State Park for the first time. It is on an isthmus between two harbors. We went to Reid Harbor and found the beach a bit pebbly and disappointing. So we thought we'd take a quick walk to the other side to check it out. But... it ended up being a lot farther than we thought and we hiked a couple miles in the woods, getting peek-a-boo views of the two harbors as we went.
Edison didn't have shoes, so he got to enjoy a long piggy back from Daddy.
The beach on the other side was even worse than the one at Reid Harbor. So we cut our losses and headed back to the boat. We set up a five-gallon bucket with water for the kids to play with.
Edison got his first rowing lesson from Grand Dada David. Grand Dada has pronounced that Edison will be a great rower one day!
Following Stuart Island, we traveled a short hop south to Roche Harbor on the northern tip of San Juan Island. All throughout the San Juans we saw seaplanes being used to transport people back and forth from Seattle. Edison was enraptured!
We briefly toured the sculpture garden near the resort.
Eben & David went exploring around the resort while pushing a napping Charlotte in the stroller. Meanwhile, Edison and I ran down to the playground and spent a great morning there. The sailboat is in the distance, on the right side of the harbor. The white cabin that we stayed at Easter weekend is just behind us in this picture.
We got back together for lunch then played in the beautiful gardens.
Charlotte spent time examining the flowers up close.
Then the kids roughhoused and played tag until they couldn't keep from falling down.
Eben and Edison were able to spend a lot of quality time together during the trip. Each day, they would go out and look around for crabs and starfish at low tide. This brilliant scene happened just before sunset.
Edison got to practice his rowing some more.
Edison didn't have shoes, so he got to enjoy a long piggy back from Daddy.
The beach on the other side was even worse than the one at Reid Harbor. So we cut our losses and headed back to the boat. We set up a five-gallon bucket with water for the kids to play with.
Edison got his first rowing lesson from Grand Dada David. Grand Dada has pronounced that Edison will be a great rower one day!
Following Stuart Island, we traveled a short hop south to Roche Harbor on the northern tip of San Juan Island. All throughout the San Juans we saw seaplanes being used to transport people back and forth from Seattle. Edison was enraptured!
We briefly toured the sculpture garden near the resort.
Eben & David went exploring around the resort while pushing a napping Charlotte in the stroller. Meanwhile, Edison and I ran down to the playground and spent a great morning there. The sailboat is in the distance, on the right side of the harbor. The white cabin that we stayed at Easter weekend is just behind us in this picture.
We got back together for lunch then played in the beautiful gardens.
Charlotte spent time examining the flowers up close.
Then the kids roughhoused and played tag until they couldn't keep from falling down.
Eben and Edison were able to spend a lot of quality time together during the trip. Each day, they would go out and look around for crabs and starfish at low tide. This brilliant scene happened just before sunset.
Edison got to practice his rowing some more.
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