Orcas Island

This has been one of our favorite places so far! Below is the email we sent out Sunday night and some fun photos of our brief stay on Orcas Island.

Good evening to you from Orcas Island!This morning was great- at Arlington First Baptist Church and then back to the Eckers for a quick (and delicious!) lunch. Our drive to the ferry terminal was a bit stressful as we ran into a huge traffic jam on the highway and had to take some alternate routes. Thankfully, we left the trailer at the Eckers for the night and just had the Suburban. Also, thankfully, the 3:30 ferry was running behind schedule and we were able to make the ferry, which left about 15 minutes late. We enjoyed a gorgeous ride-the kids were thrilled!My cousin, Ronna, met us at the landing here in Orcas Island and we've been in paradise ever since! It is so beautiful here. I told Leo it almost seems like a make-believe land :) Grant and Ronna have a cottage with steps leading down to the beach. The kids played in the sand until the tide came in and then came up to the yard and played some more. We've been enjoying sitting around a fire and roasting s'mores while watching a breath-taking sunset. Ahhh... just what we needed after these crazy days of driving! Grant and Ronna have two children and our kids are totally enjoying their new friends.The plan is to leave here tomorrow afternoon, pick up the trailer in Arlington and head to Ron and Rita's in Maple Valley for the night and then on to Aunt Alice's Tuesday. Once we are "parked" somewhere for more than a night or two, we'll upload some pictures and get the blog updated too.Again, thank you for praying! God is good and has had His Hand of protection on us as we travel- there have been a couple times when I'm aware of it and even more when I'm not, I'm sure! Missing everyone at home and enjoying everyone we're spending time with along the way. Lots of love~ Leo, Menda and Crew On the ferry from Anacortes to Orcas Island.

The fun backyard!

Grant and Ronna's house is on the left and we stayed in the little studio on the right :)

Samuel and Isaac in the hammock with Papa.

Sunset

Rylea and Kira- these two were like two peas in a pod :)

The Myles-Era family :)

There's nothing like a hot tub overlooking the ocean...

Beach exploring!

Ronna and I...our grandmas were sisters. My grandma Mary Alsworth...

The kids were so exhausted, they all slept on the ferry ride back. What a blast! Thank you, Grant and Ronna!