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Days 21-23 - Life on the island

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June 15th 2006
Life on the island was good. I kinda just hung out, saw the sights and played with the kid. Easy enough! My first day there I went over to Port somethin'-er-other to see the touristy stuff over there. We had pretty good pizza, awesome hot chocolate, and hit up a few stores. On the way back to the house we stopped off to see rosie the whale and rudy the dall's porpoise. Well, we saw their bo ... read more

North America » United States » Washington » Whidbey Island

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Britain's American colonies broke with the mother country in 1776 and were recognized as the new nation of the United States of America following the Treaty of Paris in 1783. During the 19th and 20th centuries, 37 new states were added to the origina... ... read more