Why do I write a blog in the first place?
Why Blog?
When Greg and I donated our belongings and hit the road to travel back in 2023, it was after many musings over why we shouldn’t do that: How will we get mail? Will the cats adjust? What if we can’t find a place to camp each day? How will we get our prescriptions? What if, what if, what if?
We experienced a version of FOMO. We didn’t want to get to the age of 80 and regret NOT at least giving it a try. Switching to a nomadic lifestyle requires letting go of having (a perception of) control of your life and overcoming fears and occasional discomfort, as well as redefining what is truly important in life…since “we only have 100 years to live” (ish). We now have the same dilemma about doing an Alaska RV trip…
Who on earth would care what a couple of retirees are doing in their late 50’s? I blog mostly so that Greg and I can have a diary of our travels and all that we experience. I also hoped that family and friends would have an interest in what we are doing and follow along. Some do. Some don’t.
Another goal is so that we might inspire our grandchildren to live and thrive in life rather than simply survive. I have tried that option, and it’s tedious.
San Juan Islands are Overwhelmingly Overwhelming
Lime Kiln State Park 
Endangered Island Marble Butterfly Chrysalis 
Natural Art 
American Camp Officers’ Quarters Porch View 
American Camp Door Hardware 
Roving the Trails 
Visiting Search and Rescue Dog We Met on a Trail 
Salish Sea 
Greg with his Trash Find from Grandma’s Cove 
Young Hill 
Friday Harbor Friend 
The Redcoats Are Coming! English Camp. 
An Actual House in Roche Harbor 
Friday Harbor 
Actual Lime Kilns from Back in the Day 
More Salish Beauty 
Roche Harbor 
Beauty All Around 
Is There an Age Limit for Junior Rangers? 
Random Yard Art on SJI 
Cattle Point LIght 
Bowling Fun 
Hiking in the Woods 
Salish View 
Sweeping Vistas 
What is He Looking For? 
Deer Supervising a Walk 
Lagoon 
How Branches Originate Inside a Tree 
Cuties 
Driftwood at South Beach 
Bakery Finds on Orcas Island 
Scouts Being Sworn In as Junior Rangers 
Orcas Island 
Display on Orcas 
Artwork on Orcas 
Sea Cucumber 
Waterfall at Moran State Park on Orcas 
Marker 
Waterfall on Orcas 
Orcas Island 
Arriving Ferry at Orcas Island 
Mt. Constitution Summit 
On the Summit 
Silly Gull at Lime Kiln State Park 
One of Many Incredible Sunsets 
Roche Harbor Sculpture Garden 
Roche Harbor Sculpture Garden 
Roche Harbor Sculpture Garden 
Roche Harbor Sculpture Garden 
Black Slug on Bluff Trail 
Bluff Trail View 
Prairie and Salish sea 
Greg Manning the Wildlife Viewing Station 
On Mt. Constitution 
First Day at Work! 
More Massive Trees
The beauty! The wildlife! Orcas right off the coast! Bald Eagles everywhere! Brain-fog-clearing winds that temporarily deafen my brain from the horrors of the news. For this, I am grateful and take many walks on the bluffs to experience that awesome phenomenon.
To make a long blog short, here is a slideshow of some of the beautiful sights on this lovely island, as well as Orcas Island, which is another gem that I wish everyone could experience. As corny as this might sound, especially to those who know me, it really does “do my heart good” to be here. Ew, who said that? (Also, celebrating four years since my heart event, so my heart really is doing “good!”)
Catio Corner
So, we are offended that the foxes on this island come in shades of orange and gray. Our humans keep joking that people are going to walk by and think we have foxes in the catio. (Shh, Nemo says that Cleo really does resemble a fox and should be released into the prairie to live with her people.)
200 Square Feet with Catio Views 
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