Welcome ๐Ÿ™ to Sunday, July 19th ! We have Travis Osborne, Vickey Ritchie, World ๐ŸŒŽ Cup Soccer โšฝ๏ธ and more from the Pacific Northwest !

Travis Osborne and his Bible Verse of the Day :

Psalm 25:5 Lead me in thy truth, and teach me: for thou art the God of my salvation; on thee do I wait all the day.

This one is for the Trophy ๐Ÿ†!

Have yourself a Blessed Day ๐Ÿ™Œ๐Ÿ˜‡๐Ÿ™

Mukilteo was home once way back when but today it’s going to be a kickoff point for a day of Island ๐Ÿ hoping & Ferry โ›ด๏ธ Boat ๐Ÿšข riding !

The old place is still holding its beauty !

Mukilteo to Clinton is Ferry #1 of 7 today, and we take off from a newly revamped terminal ! Huge improvement from the original one. 8:30 sailing over to Whidbey Island, the second longest island in the U.S . Only Long Island is longer….

  This post ๐Ÿ“ซ will run throughout the day and will include some beautiful pictures ๐Ÿ“ธ of places we called home twice over the years.

My co-pilot has her Starbucks and is ready to go !!!
Our ride is here !

48 miles up to Deception Pass – the cool bridge pictured above.

Oak Harbor is the principal city on the island ๐Ÿ and is located on the top end. It is the home of the Whidbey Island Naval Air Station.

Oak Harbor is also home to a Planet Fitness facility.

You reach Whidbey Island ๐Ÿ on the south end by the 3-mile Ferry โ›ด๏ธ ride from Mukilteo to Clinton. You leave from the North end by crossing a bridge with stunning views. Deception Pass is a must do if you are ever in the area and you can walk across it !

State Park and plenty more to do !

When you finish with your Bridge experience, you are now on Fidalgo Island ๐Ÿ. Fidalgo is home to Anacortes as well as the birthplace of our company, Crystal Clear Delivery!

Our original office ๐Ÿฌ was located upstairs of Bud’s Home Sweet Home antiques.

Anacortes is hosting its Shipwreck Festival today, and the town is buzzing. A few miles past town, you will find the Anacortes Ferry Terminal. We barely made the Noon sail over to Friday Harbor due to the fact that it is summertime in the San Juan Islands.

Ferry boat with the Photo Bomb ๐Ÿ’ฃ in the window ๐ŸชŸ

I am now caught up, and we are approaching Friday Harbor. Friday Harbor is on San Juan Island and in the San Juans.

Welcome ๐Ÿ™ to Friday Harbor !

Friday Harbor is the opposite of Orcas Island in that 75% of what is happening on the Island is found inside of the first six blocks.

If you have time, the Trolley ๐ŸšŽ tour is amazing ! 90 minutes of sites and sounds. Sadly today, we only have 70 minutes before we jump back on the next ferry..

Over the years out here, I would like to think that I have explored every inch of this grand place, but there is always another knuck or cranny.

Any list of places to fade to black would have to include Friday Harbor

All aboard the Jolly Trolley ๐ŸšŽ

2:20 pm – England ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง 1, France ๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ท 0

Time for Ferry โ›ด๏ธ #3 – Friday Harbor to Lopez Island ๐Ÿ

England now 2-0….

The Tillicum
Goodbye ๐Ÿ‘‹, Friday Harbor !

England ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง 4-0….

Next up : Lopez to Shaw !

The little nicknames for the steps back then included :

Shaw Shuffle

Lopez Loop

Harbor Hopping

Orcas Island ๐Ÿ, ๐Ÿก๐Ÿ ๐Ÿก๐Ÿ ๐Ÿก

3:10 – Departure…. Ferry โ›ด๏ธ # 4

Shaw Island ๐Ÿ, which sits within eyesight of Orcas !
The view of Orcas from the dock at Shaw

Ferry โ›ด๏ธ #5 will be the shortest one of the Day.

3:29 pm – England ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง 4, France ๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ท 3, still 20+ left to play.

3:45 – 5:25 (100 minutes ashore
10 Goals !!!!!!

The Island Sounder Trifecta included being a writer, delivery person, and a feature story about my life !

It turns out that my Boss won ๐Ÿ† First Place for her story on me !

https://www.islandssounder.com/news/interview-with-sounders-newspaper-delivery-person-jerry-carter/

Something that I did not know ! She was an impressive young woman !

Ryan Forbes, the gentleman who now owns the entire property that we once co-owned. Great to catch up for the first times in six years.

Rebecca and Ronnie !!!!

#6 – Orcas to Shaw !

#7 – Shaw to Anacortes

Crossing the bridge by Swinomish takes one back to the mainland, and roughly 15 minutes later, we are in the Burlington / Mt Vernon area. 45 miles south of the Canadian border.

Such a fun day !!!

World ๐ŸŒŽ Cup Soccer consolation match today at 5pm / 2pm. Good thing or a money ๐Ÿ’ฐ grab ?

France ๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ท and England ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง on the Pitch would be considered can’t miss TV, but this one is different. Both clubs are coming off gut-wrenching setbacks against bitter rivals and a shot for a place in history.

Hopefully, it will be a great match down there in South Florida….