If Italy is shaped like a boot, and the lower part of Michigan looks like a mitten, then Sucia Island is a hand that is missing a couple fingers. The finger islands are privately owned, but the main portion is a state park available for exploration. There are trails, campsites, and caves to investigate. We […]

There are a two different ways to take a vacation. One way involves significant amounts of planning and scheduling everything down to 15-minute increments. Someone is usually running around like a mad person, frantically trying to keep everyone on schedule and filling each day with FUN FUN FUN! Or at least one person’s ideas of […]

After a night in Roche Harbor we weighed anchor and set our sights on Reid Harbor on Stuart Island. The passage is only 4 nautical miles so we did not feel pressured to wake up early. In fact we all slept in and had a nice leisurely morning. We even started dinner and let it […]

Armed with our new guide book, and the knowledge that we had already made it through the channel at low tide, we weighed anchor and set our sights on Roche Harbor. The channel was still extremely shallow and terrifying despite leaving at high tide. The punk power boat that cut me off and nearly made […]

On Wednesday we stayed in Fisherman Bay and it was the first day that truly felt like vacation. No alarms were set, there was nowhere to be at a specific time, and we had zero obligations. Officially in the San Juan’s, we were excited to take it easy. Starting on Lopez Island was not the […]