Good Morning 🙏 Friday Harbor ! Let’s have ourselves a day…

The view from Overlook Park is breathtaking, especially when you add in having a Washington State Ferry ⛴️ in the dock.

While yesterday was very much about sports, today will be about Friday Harbor and the rest of San Juan Island. Don’t get tripped up by the verbiage as this Island is called San Juan Island, and it is part of the San Juan Islands.

Throughout the day, I will be adding pics 📸 to this post in hopes of letting her sparkle ✨️. If it is of interest to you, please check back later today to see 👀 the day ! If not, you were able to see a couple of cool pics.

So, quite possibly, the coolest thing to do from Friday Harbor is to walk on the Inner Island Ferry boat, which is FREE to do. The green board shows you the other Islands that you will visit before you return.

Today we take the 8:45 and will be back at 11:10. Two ➕️ hours if Scenic views at no cost !

Let’s go sailing ⛵️

It’s time for a Friday Harbor/ San Juan Islands Morning 🌄 Brew on Vickey Ritchie Day !

Today is the very rare Sunday that I won’t be playing Wingman to the efforts of our Coach Vickey Ritchie and Special Olympics Basketball program. To help fill the void, Coach took the time to share a review of the efforts of a dear friend who was busy the last two days…

Vicky Town had a sellout on her hands for both nights of her Summer Stage fundraiser play “Sleepy Hollow” on Friday and Saturday night, and Carroll County Special Olympics was privileged to usher.  Team mom Misty also helped set up the distribution of the delicious desserts on Friday.  Just like CCSO, Vicky Town could not do what she does with Summer Stage without all the helpers —family members, volunteers, and the talented young actors themselves.  A fundraiser needs an audience to be successful, thank you to everyone who shared the word to fill the seats.  This was an excellent slapstick comedy with an ensemble cast of school-age actors.

Thank you, Coach !
Travis Osborne is also known to many as ” Kool Kat “, takes the time to provide us with a Bible Verse each day !

Matthew 21:22 And all things, whatsoever ye shall ask in prayer, believing, ye shall receive.

Thank you, Sir !

Today will be a typical fall day here in the San Juan Islands 🏝 with one exception as I have company coming over to visit !

Get out there and have yourself a Blessed Day 🙌😇🙏

Fun on a Saturday in the PNW and wow, is Duke football 🏈🏈🏈 putting on a show back in Raleigh!

Sedro- Wooley High School is hosting a state playoff game between Burlington – Edisto and Pullman.

Tigers 🐅 lead 7-0 as the 1st quarter clock ⏰️ expires.

Meanwhile, at the end of the 3rd quarter, Nate the Great has 217 yards and 3 TDS..

Pullman connects on a 59-yard TD pass to pull even…

Mount Baker in the background, 70 miles away…

More 2 follow…..

Pullman follows the score by forcing a punt in this battle between a pair of 7-2 teams.

Pullman misses a 45-yard field goal attempt but only by a couple of yards.

Pullman traveled 352 miles to play this game….ROAD TRIP

B-E punted into the wind for 12 yards. Greyhound ball at the 50…

Duke adds an FG, leads 41 – 3 with 5:00 to play.

Noon finals from the ACC

1:06 before halftime, this time the 45 yarder is good, with 10-15 yards to spare. Pullman leads 10-7 – Halftime

Two weeks in a row that the Duke University Football defense kept an ACC opponent out of the end zone. Now 7-2 with three to play !

Montreal 13, Winnipeg 3 in the second quarter of the first Conference final in the CFL.

1:17 PST – 2nd half kickoff…

B-E capitalized on a roughing the punter flag by connecting on a 50-yard TD pass. The Tigers 🐅 lead again, 14 – 10.

Pullman goes deep on back 2 back passes, cover 60 yards in a hurry, lead again, 17 – 14 (8:09-3)

Carroll County playoff bracket has been released !

B-E goes 80 yards with ease but the PAT is blocked 🚫. Tigers 🐅 lead 20-17 (4:24-3)

Pullman tosses a 58-yard pass to retake the lead, Dude was wide open… (2:55-3)

P.A.T good, Pullman leads 24-20…

Neutral site game required B-E to travel 5.6 miles….

Pullman forces a fumble and have a short field ( 38 yards to go) 1:50

TD pass on first play – 38 yard beauty, now 31-20 (1:44-3)…

1:11 was enough time for two Greyhound TDs…

1:52 pm – End of 3rd quarter, 31-20…14-6 advantage for the visitors in the 3rd.

B-E runs and runs and runs = TD + 2 = 31/28 (9:14-4)

B-E defense holds the Greyhounds to a single first down and forces a punt into the wind.. 58 yards to go with just under 7:00 to play.

B-E trying a 45-yard field goal with the wind… drilled it…31 All (3:59-4)

B-E has forced a 4th and 5 from the Greyhounds 25 (3:35)…16 yard punt into a stiff wind.

TO with 1:00 to play..B-E facing 4th and 5 from the 16 ( it would be a 33 yard FG)..

Four consecutive TO called…

Kick is good, 34 – 31 with 0:56.4 to play ▶️

What an amazing contest…

Multiple flags on kickoff.. 0:46.2

2:38 pm – Final, 34 – 31 B-E !!!!

MLS – Final, Vancouver Whitecaps 2, Montreal 0

Montreal is the odds on favorite to capture the Grey Cup and they held on to punch 👊 their ticket 🎟 !

Update from Edmonton….Elks get the first two field goals, and then the BC Lions 🦁 make 3, leading 9-6 @ the half… [4:44 pm]

Penn State University held off UW, 28 – 25 at Husky Stadium 🏟.

“Da Squirrel

Elks 19, Lions 🦁 16 – 4th quarter

Sounders finish off a MUST WIN

Edmonton will advance, 28-16,  to play Montreal in the Grey Cup next Sunday in Calgary ! Both home teams were favorites, and both held serve.

Western Washington University celebrated Senior Day for the volleyball team with a close out victory !

Anacortes Seahawks rolled 56 – 7 in their game. We made it back to town right after the opening kickoff…

While waiting ✋️for the final Ferry ⛴️ back to Friday Harbor, two different busses pulled up alongside.

Orcas Island Vikings Boys defeated Mount Vernon Christian in their District championship game !

Friday Harbor Wolverines lost their girls’ match to the same school….

Crazy day in and around the Islands 🏝 today !

Boat is about to set sail ⛵️ for Lopez and Friday Harbor….

Today’s Morning 🌄 Brew includes a number of fun things to keep an eye on ➕️ Travis Osborne sharing his Bible Verse of the Day…

Remember that all times shown are Pacific Time… The first question is which of the two teams shown above will advance to Calgary for the Grey Cup ?

Travis Osborne and his Bible Verse of the Day :

Mark 8:36 For what shall it profit a man, if he shall gain the whole world, and lose his own soul?

Other sporting events in and around the area (+ Duke football 🏈) that we will pay attention to throughout the day…

It’s the final day of the MLS regular season, and Seattle is hosting while Vancouver is on the road. The Whitecaps are #1, while the Sounders are trying hard to steal the final playoff spot.

Penn State football is in town to face UW at Husky Stadium 🏟.

Western Washington University ( Bellingham ) volleyball closes out its regular season at 5pm local time.

Both Burlington ( Noon ) and Anacortes (3pm ) are hosting high school football games as the post-season is among us.

There might even be a Squirrel sighting and certainly Ferry ⛴️ Boats to ride !

➕️ a number to try and chase from yesterday !

Have a Blessed Day 🙌😇🙏