Had amazing Memorial Day at Tumbo Island, again

Family went up to Tumbo again for Memorial Day. Just can't beat it. We had generally nice weather, though not as nice as it has been recently. The trip is about 3.5 hours from Friday Harbor going straight and through President's Channel. We caught a little flood going, and had a nice ebb returning, as you would like.

Photo not mine. Of South Beach. Lovely spot. 

Highlights of our weekend included lots and lots of beach baseball on Cabbage, hiking cross-country around the entire northern tip of Tumbo to complete our circumnavigation of the entire island in various stages, and seeing a whole group of river otters frolicking and cavorting right on shore near Aeolus. I counted, and there were 13 of them not 20 yards away. Amazing.

The islands also had an incredible density of Rufous Hummingbirds, in addition to all the usual Bald Eagles and usuals. The Rufous were so dense you could literally walk twenty paces and come across a new one. The island had a lot of blooming plants and they must have come from all around.

It was a fantastic weekend. We continue to find such deep happiness and solace in these trips. When on them, we cannot imagine not being there. When away on these island, we feel at home.

This summer we will doing a whole lot less than our trip around Vancouver Island last summer. That pains us greatly. However, the tyranny of work prevents taking a month off every summer. This year we will probably play around the Gulf Islands some more, braving the crowds, and jump up to Jedidiah just because it is paradise and makes one feel a million miles and a hundred years away.