After a good night's sleep in our very soft and comfortable bed, we got up and opened bay windows in our room for a scenic view of water and nearby mountains. Having never stayed in a bed and breakfast, it felt a little weird to wake up in someone's house and come down to have breakfast with strangers at someone's table. It wasn't uncomfortable for long, though, at the breakfast table as the couple that we had breakfast with was very talkative and friendly. That's good because I don't have much to say in the mornings and Lesley definitely doesn't say much in the mornings. The couple we ate with was from a town a couple hours away and gave a few recommendations on things to do near Seattle. The owner/host/cook came out and greeted us, since we had not met her the night before. She was very friendly and offered a few cooking tips. Breakfast was very good. I probably had my expectations set too high, but still breakfast was pretty good. After breakfast, we chatted with the host a little bit more and then got ready to go. The bed and breakfast was a nice, comfortable place and I enjoyed staying there, but we didn't want to hang around too long because we had other, more exciting things to do.
The guy we had breakfast with strongly recommended nearby Deception Pass, so we decided to check it out. On our way there, it started raining a little bit, but it was just light rain and nothing to worry about. Then, suddenly within a few seconds of driving, the roads suddenly got slushy. I barely had time to slow down before I could feel the car starting to lose its firm grip on the road. Fortunately the car and road stayed straight and we got out of the unseasonable snow within a couple minutes. Still, it made me kind of nervous. However, we had no more weather problems on the rest of the 45 minute drive to Deception Pass and once we got there we realized why our fellow guest had recommended it so strongly.
Deception pass was beautiful. Like many parts of the pacific Northwest, the area was covered in lush greenery and tall trees. The pass itself is marked by a few-hundred-foot wide gap between steeply-sloping rock where blue water enters Puget Sound. There is a bridge spanning the gap that is dwarfed by the hills on both sides. We walked along one of the trails on one side of the bridge, stopping frequently to take pictures. Then, we walked across the bridge, stopping to admire the view and take pictures of islands, water, and distant land. Once we got to the other side, we found several other trails, each of which looked promising. We decided to walk down to the beach, though, which could be seen from one side of the bridge. The walk wasn't too long but once we got down to the beach we rested on one of the logs. It was a little windy and we had done enough walking for the day, so we decided not to do much more walking. Deception pass was amazing and rivaled Hawaii in its beauty, but again the pictures below don't quite capture the feeling of being there. It was a great place to go on our anniversary and I look forward to going back.
After that, we drove to the nearby town of La Conner (also recommended by our breakfast partners) for lunch. The town was very touristy and filled with people and we found a bakery for lunch. After a short wait where we sat and admired the desserts, we were seated and ordered a very good lunch. Somehow we found room afterward for the best apple dumplings ever. It was a great end to a great weekend. Our anniversary trip was the best short trip that I've ever been on and was a great way to celebrate a wonderful first year together. It will be hard to take another trip that tops this one, or have another year that tops this one, but I'm looking forward to trying with my sweetheart.
We moved to Seattle in February 2008 and shared blog posts and photos during our first few years in Seattle.
- Troy & Lesley H
Friday, April 25, 2008
Anniversary week/weekend: Part 3
Posted by Troy at 11:39 PM
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3 comments:
nice pics and nice narrative. Deception Pass reminds me a lot of some areas around this part of Japan.
Neat area, water looks cold.
Good photos.
They took my comments out since I wasn't registered with google. So I will make this short. I left you a message on your cell phone. I suppose you went out for supper or something. Gary, Ruthie and Danny are gone to the ranger game.
Love, Granny
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