When my best friend Elizabeth came to visit last year, she told me she’d always wanted to visit the San Juan Islands. So we packed every bit of waterproof gear we had and headed north for a girls-only trip.
We spent a good chunk of our trip on various boats—
—which, even in spring’s constant cold drizzle, is the best way to see the islands (and their inhabitants!) in all their misty glory.
Still, even though we’d gladly risk pneumonia any day to catch a glimpse of an orca, it was wonderful to have a warm, cozy room to come back to at the end of the day.
We are landlubbers, after all.
Ghost domes 
Twists and turns 
The Loneliest Road
We were visiting your site (which we love) and were thrilled to see the Kirk House Bed and Breakfast in Friday Harbor. We were owners of the B&B for six years and loved every minute of it. We also were the ones to restore it to its current state, including the exterior paint, which your watercolor captured so beautifully. Please keep travelling and sketching so that we may share your adventures.
Jessica and Beverly
Wow! What a small world. Thank you for your kind words, and for making the Kirk House such a beautiful place to stay!