June 26 - Fidalgo Bay - last full day in US

After finishing a couple loads of wash, we got on the bikes and rode to town. Stopped at Fabrics Plus. They had so much fabric and projects to peruse. Beautiful store. Enjoyed chatting with the owners who told me this quilt store has been open for 54 years and they don’t plan to close anytime soon. Oh, and they shop - dangerous!  I found some Samish Native American appliqués and fabric. What will I make?

While we were downtown, Arlo FaceTimed us to tell us he on a road trip. Shan said he’s been having a blast and has been a lot of fun. 

Overcast today but luckily il didn’t rain until 3 pm. Watched the USA women’s volleyball match beat Puerto Rico 3-1. 

Made pulled pork in the Instant Pot. 

We will be in British Columbia tomorrow. Campground is Mamquam River Campground. 

June 24 - Fidalgo Bay Campground

After taking Andrea to the airport to fly home, we got Belle’s oil changed, did some laundry and got groceries, all in the little town of Fife. 

We decided to find a campground for 3 days before we meet Shannon and Carl in Squamish. We scored a nice one in Fidalgo Bay in Annecortes. This campground is owned by the Samish Indian Nation and is situated on Fidalgo Bay which is the eastern most island in the San Juan Islands. 

There’s a bike and hike trail in the campground that we can take to the town of Fidalgo. We’ll probably bike that tomorrow. 

September 29-30 - L’Anse Twp Campground

We found a gem of a campground. Only have electric but the view of Keweenaw Bay is gorgeous. 

On Monday we drove farther north to Keweenaw National Historic site to get a stamp for my Passport book. This area was a huge copper mining business but now Montana produces more copper than this area. You can take a tour of the mine but decided that we had already been down in a WV mine so didn’t need another one.  

We continued on north to Copper Harbor, a small town at the tip of the Upper Peninsula. Stopped for a beer at Brickside Brewery before starting back to the campground. 

Sunset from our campground 

Monday we drove 11miles on a well maintained gravel road to Point Abbye, the tip of Keweenaw Bay. So worth it. A nice drive and a beautiful spot to sit and have lunch. 

After this we tried to find some water falls but all we saw were more backroads. 

Made it back to camp safely for a fire, smash burgers, and time to read. We had some delicious smash burgers at a brewery in Marquette so Bill decided to try making some. We made chili smash burgers that were yummy. 

Sunsets across the bay were beautiful. 


Tomorrow we start the trek back home. The Gourd Farm will be our next stop near the Mackinac Bridge.