San Juan Island Visit

Today was a GREAT day.  We set off for Paine Field Airport around 9am.  By 10am we were in the air headed to San Juan Island, specifically Roche Harbor Airport.  The flight was beautiful.  PJ sat in my lap while Ry did all the important stuff, which meant there weren't really free hands to snap pictures.  So instead you will have to picture perfectly blue skies, with a bit of low fog between some of the islands, and a sweet little boy who sat so perfectly in Momma's lap.  The first half of the flight PJ sat looking out the window and just taking it all in.  Then the second half of the flight PJ got a little antsy so I pulled out some cheerios.  PJ ate some cheerios and then created a little game where I would pour a few cheerios into my hand and then he would grab one at a time and put them back in the container, eating the last one each time.  He had so much fun with this game, that he was distracted for the rest of the flight.  When we landed, we walked down to Roche Harbor and met up with some friends, Scott, Eva, Jona(PJ's age), Eva's sister, and two new friends.  We all grabbed some sandwich fixings and headed to Lime Kiln State Park to have a picnic and hopefully see some Orca Whales. 
We had a lovely lunch and the entire time we ate there were Orca Whales breeching, blowing water, and showing off their dorsel fins all right in front of us.  What an incredible lunch!  Apparently the last week there had not been a single sighting which made us seeing them today that much sweeter!  After the Orca Whales headed south out of view and we wrapped up our lunch we went for a little hike to a lighthouse and then on to the park's namesake - a lime kiln.  It was nice little walk along the southwest side of the island along the water, a great view of the Olympic Peninsula and Victoria Island.  PJ walked for about a half mile along the trail all by himself, before looking for a ride from one of us.  I wish I had captured Ry's face at how proud he was of PJ when he told me how far he walked. 
Instead here is the only picture we got which was of the lighthouse at the park.  After our hike we headed back to the airport for our flight home.  On our way home we flew over the area where we had seen the whales earlier to see if we could see anything from the air.  With just the right light on the water both of us were actually able to see the whales!  A most perfect day to visit friends and to take a flight. 

PJ with his buddy at lunch

Lighthouse at Lime Kiln Park, Victoria Island is in the background.