Friday Harbour, San Juan Islands, Washington

 We stopped by the Deception Pass Bridge State Park for a bit of a tour on the way to catch the ferry.

 

 There is a walkway on both sides of the bridge for pedestrians.  Beautiful views from the bridge.  

 

 

A walking path beneath the bridge on both sides.

 

We took a trail down to the beach area.

 

There are strong currents here - but we were at almost slack tide so it wasn't too evident.

 Onwards to the ferry dock in Anacortes.  We had reservations at 2pm so we arrived an hour early - Friday July 3rd in the middle of the day was a prime time and we wanted to make sure we were queued up and ready so we didn't miss our spot.

 We had our lunch while waiting - wonderful temperature.  With little to do, I looked up the origin of the town's name.  It's actually a made-up word in honor of the founding father's wife's maiden name - Anna Curtis.  

 

As usual, the ferry system is quite efficient.  Underway just 3 minutes late.

 

 Lovely 1 1/2 hour trip.

A ferry offloading at a different island....not sure which, but it's either Shaw, Orca or Lopez.

 

Not too many sailboats out.

 

Comfy inside the ferry.  I wandered around a bit just to have something to do. 

 

Close to our destination - Friday Harbour on San Juan Island.

 We'll be in the islands for several days, looking forward to the small-town July 4th festivities.