Borrowing from Aaron Sorkin – what kind of day has it been ? In a word, Spectacular !!!

Sitting at Lopez Landing with Lin as we wait βœ‹οΈ for our final ferry ⛴️ boat ride back to Fidalgo Island 🏝.
Lin, Rebecca, and Mr Marty Graves at tonight’s dinner at the Orcas Hotel 🏨
The view from the table !

Marty Graves is one of the six people that God blessed me/ us with in our lifetime. There is no way that we could have ever accomplished the things we have without our Pic – Six of Angels.

We try our best to treat Marty to dinner 🍽 once a year as a way to show our appreciation for everything he did for us while we were on Orcas Island.

Having spent time with Julio Pascual earlier on this trip ( Florida ), it allowed us time with two of the five that remain. We lost John Culp entirely too early, but the other five are still going strong πŸ’ͺ!

Seven different Ferry Boat ⛴️ rides throughout the Islands 🏝, getting to meet some of the folks that Rebecca works with at the Fire Station, meeting her Puppy 🐢 and having Ronnie give me one of the blackberries that he picked was a few of the bonus perks.

Breakfast at a new diner in Anacortes before the first boat 🚒 was a blessing as well !

Positive news from Shawn Montgomery about his upcoming Cross Country season and Lance Burnett continuing to get acknowledged for his tremendous success over the past two baseball seasons.

Tomorrow morning πŸŒ„ we pack up and head down to the Amtrak station πŸš‰ for a train πŸš† ride down to Portland, Oregon.

Portland was a HUGE part of my career success, and we will catch a WNBA expansion team game during our two days. It will be fun for sure, but today was just special, sunrise πŸŒ… to almost sunset πŸŒ‡!

The tip of Mt Baker this morning and below she is highly visible from Lopez Island

The question of the day is, will we ever see an American πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡Έ flag on this list ? Today we open our latest camp πŸ• on The Hill!

The 23rd edition of the Men’s World 🌎 Cup Soccer tournament is in the books, and Spain πŸ‡ͺπŸ‡Έ added a second trophy πŸ†.

As we look forward, will we ever have the opportunity for our first crown πŸ‘‘?

Playing the match in quite possibly the most electric venue (Seattle ) in our country, we fell hard against a talented team but far from a world power. Belgium πŸ‡§πŸ‡ͺ (loss, 4-1) did go on to score the only goal that Spain πŸ‡ͺπŸ‡Έ allowed on their way to winning the πŸ†πŸ†πŸ†.

It was fun to watch and cheer on the USA πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡Έ eleven, playing in front of their own fans, and we are not there yet. The question is, will we eventually get there ?

Here’s hoping that the camp is an unprecedented experience for all that attend !

Impressive !!!

Let’s call πŸ“ž this one : Waking ⏰️ up on Fidalgo Island 🏝 !

The top of Mt Baker, the one we share with our Canadian neighbors, is visible from 50 miles away !

Swinomish Lodge is the welcoming mat to Fidalgo Island 🏝 as the picture of the Twin Bridges shows just how close one is to the mainland. The other bridge is the train πŸš† trestle.

The lodge is full of Indian art and historical information.

I’m not sure where the day will take us, but I sure enjoy the early morning view !