Anacortes, WA

We have been wanting to make the trek over to Anacortes since we moved back to Washington two years ago. One of my best friends from high school, Janie, and her husband Chris live in Anacortes. This weekend we finally made it happen. We planned our weekend around a bike race in the area, but more than anything it was an incentive to make sure we followed through. Even though it was a quick trip, it was definitely worth it. The weather was amazing and so was the time spent with friends! Here is our trip. In pictures.

Exercising with a little resistance at a rest stop on the way.

Heavy traffic in Cle Elum lead to a last-minute detour: Leavenworth to Anacortes via Highway 2. So we ate at the exact same german bratwurst restaurant as last year when I was 35 weeks prego. We just had to take the "after" shot.

Our little pumpkin did not do so well sleeping in the same room with her mommy and daddy. It may have been the long car ride, the different baby food, the addition of milk in the past week, the new surroundings? Whatever it was, she decided to wake up quite early both mornings. The first morning, she got to go take pictures with her daddy. Thankfully Jono loves the prospect of sunrise pictures, so I got more sleep and everyone was happy ;). Some early morning Anacortes pics...

It was a gorgeous day for a bike race. Jono & Chris rode 45 miles and Janie rode 25. While they rode, Clara and I went on a run on a path bordered by farmland on one side and the bay on the other. Not too bad if you ask me! Another before and after. This time of the bike race.

We did a little Anacortes tour in the evening. Janie and Chris said a sunny, windless evening like this happens about twice a year. We felt very lucky. Clara felt lucky too.

And then we made the trip back. We drove through the Northern Cascades on Highway 20. And Jono got to cross something off his bucket list. It was pretty ridiculous. Good ridiculous. I kept thinking we were in Colorado. I think my belief in the awesomeness of Washington continues to expand.

We had Mothers Day lunch in Winthrop. Gormet sandwiches and an extra-large scoop of homemade ice cream on a waffle cone. Pretty close to perfection, if you ask me.

The rest of the voyage looked mostly like this.

And that was our weekend on the west side of the state. Hopefully we'll have many more adventures over there in the future! But the next "adventure" is my half-marathon. Less than a week away. I will, of course, blog about it. That is, if I survive to write about it.