Blogs from Lopez Island, San Juan Islands, Washington, United States, North America

Had quite an adventurous week in fact, visiting Bellingham last weekend making funny connections, and disconnecting as I returned back to Lopez Island from my weekend. I was able to get all the way to Bellingham, about an hour ride from the ferry dock, without using any mass transit, just my thumb. That really raised my expectations of hitching in the USA which so far has been quite tough. Meeting, Starr, a crazy Canadian I met in the Himalayas, we explored Bellingham with her high school pals. Oddly, my first day there after exiting a cafe I ran into a fellow classmate of Fairfield High School, Craig. Although I was never close with him running into him so far from home can changes anyone's opinion of another! The weekend was quite a ride, and the weather ... read more

A damp week, full of movement, leaving me surprised, satisfied, yet fairly dulled down. Apparently, a common effect of leaving the city and walking into the middle of nowhere on an Island makes one sleepy. And sleep I have. In fact, I've been sleeping quite deeply every night at my newest hosts' home, Al and Carol. Residents of Lopez Island for 30 years. Preceding my ferry ride from Northern Washington to Lopez Island, I spent 4 days migrating from San Jose to Olympia once more, then a pit stop in Seattle where I met one of the coordinators of Lopez Community Land Trust. We ventured to the ferry, missing our target ship, and arriving onboard after dark. The darkness stole away possibly the most curious part of the whole trip: spending an hour leaving land, and ... read more