There is just something extra special about talking to someone who really knows you, who knows you from before kids, before your current relationship and career. Someone, who calls you on your BS without being mean and who really knows how far you’ve come. Your girlfriends. It’s truly rejuvenating and recharging to hang with your BBF’s and so much cheaper than therapy. Plus, it’s the 50-shades-of-grey time of the year and then there are the holidays. So, plan a girlfriend getaway for after Christmas and have something to look forward to. 

Mt Baker is a familiar backdrop to many San Juan Island vistas. Located 31 miles east of Bellingham, it is the youngest active glaciated volcano and third highest mountain in Washington State

Having deeply meaningful experiences and building memories of a lifetime doesn’t have to cost a dime, especially when you are surrounded by natural beauty, lush farmland, and breathtaking beaches.

The Holiday Season can be a stressful affair. You either have too many family things planned or not enough. Emotions are heightened, money is tight and it is cold and gray outside. That alone is reason enough to take a little self-care break, a weekend getaway to a small, sunny island

Sunrise over Turn Point Island State Marine Park. Turn Island, just a quick paddle from Friday Harbor, is so close to San Juan Island, that it was initially thought to be part of the larger island.

Maybe you are new to each other and have never travelled together before. Maybe you are that married couple, who sometimes, without meaning to, wears pretty much the same outfit.

A quick Winter escape from rainy Seattle or a long off-season Island vacations can be quite affordable if you are smart and know how to save.

Native Americans were eventually forced or nudged off San Juan Island. It remains to be a strong point of origin for the tribes to this day. The Annual Tribal Canoe Journey, now in its 27th year, commemorates Native American roots along the ancestral marine highway.

Lime Kiln State Park, known as the Whale Watch Park, on San Juan Island’s West Side is one of the best spot to see Orcas from land in the world. Whales often swim by twice per day during the Summer months.

“Art washes away from the soul the dust of everyday life.” ― Pablo Picasso