Our trip out to Vashon Island couldn't have been more beautiful on this bright, sunny Seattle day.
The ocean water is so clear that we could see jelly fish and other sea life in the water as the ferry made it's way from the Fauntleroy ferry station in West Seattle to Vashon. Our friend Anna came to pick us up at the ferry station and then we made our way out to her fabulous flat that sits right on the water of the Puget Sound.
Anna had makings for a wonderful tapas lunch in the fridge so we got right to preparing a bite to eat. The view of the sound from her flat is just outstanding. It would be really hard for me to ever leave this beautiful setting if I lived out here. Very inspiring environment. A perfect place for Anna as she is an artist/musician/writer.
Here are Anna and Rowan.
After we had our relaxing lunch we took a stroll down the beach from Anna's place to check out the neighborhood. Another artist, a potter, had the pathway along her retreat decorated with some of her creations.
This driftwood sea king was on display right next door to Anna's place. It seemed to greet the boats that came by along The Sound.
We decided to take a drive around the other side of the island and across to Maury Island to the Point Robinson Light House: http://www.lighthousefriends.com/light.asp?ID=113. They have a couple of cottages the general public can rent for vacation stays right next to the light house. Very secluded and beautiful. We took a refreshing walk along the beach and took in the spectacular views.
A couple of rustic lean-to shelters we found on the beach.
We had just a wonderful day visiting Anna and Vashon Island. Here is the amazing view of Mt. Rainer we got as the ferry took us back to West Seattle. It's amazing how big that mountain (volcano) is!
Like the view of Mt. Rainer wasn't enough today, we had this sunset view from my sisters living room window on this last evening of our visit to the great northwest. This is looking west toward the Cascade Range. Just stunning!
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