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Whale Watching with Western Prince

While John and Jackie were visiting, we took a whale watching cruise with Western Prince.  We chose Western Prince for two reasons.  First, they get the highest ratings of any of the whale watching tours on San Juan Island.  Second, they had spots available! We went out on the Western Prince II on Tuesday afternoon. …

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Lopez Island Bicycling

On our adventure day last week, Tom and I headed to Lopez Island with Johnny and Val.  If you are walking-on the interisland ferry, there is no charge.  A great deal!  So we decided to take our bikes and get around Lopez Island by bicycling.  After all, we heard Lopez Island was the flattest of …

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San Juan Islands Sculpture Park

When Sandy and Eric were here, almost a month ago, we hit just about every tourist spot on San Juan Island.  One of the interesting places was the San Juan Islands Sculpture Park located at the entrance to Roche Harbor. There are many artists on the San Juan Islands.  The San Juan Islands Sculpture Park …

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Royal British Columbia Museum, Victoria

On our second day on Vancouver Island, we decided to visit the Royal British Columbia Museum.  The Royal British Columbia Museum is the only natural history museum in the province.  It is a huge, three-story building with outlying gardens and an IMAX theater.  The museum anchors the Cultural Precinct in Victoria and is located between …

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Jackson Beach, San Juan Island

Jackson Beach is one of those beaches that the locals don’t like to put on the map.  It is a long, sandy curve of beach without the steep climb down that characterize many of the beaches here.  Most of the beaches are also rocky instead of sandy. Jackson Beach will never be mistaken for a …

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