Whidbey weekend
What a great weekend! Fabulous ride up Whidbey Island from Clinton, through Langley along Saratoga Passage back down to SR 20 and up to Admirals Cove near the Keystone Ferry. 33.9 miles in all with a reported 1500 of climbing (Mapmyride map here). The weather was great, not to warm (still needed the knee warmers and a windblock vest), and very little wind throughout the ride. Whidbey turns out to be a great place to ride as the shoulders of SR 20 are pretty wide and the backroads/sideroads are really quiet.
We also had a SUPER FABULOUS weekend at Hilary’s family’s place in Admirals Cove. A few friends, lots of great food, great weather for a few hikes and a pretty hilarious game of Cranium! Everyone had a really hard time breaking up the party and heading home.
Beth, Hilary and I didn’t hit the road until almost 7 pm as we had to swing by Toby’s for some mussels and fries. The waitstaff spilled a little tartar on my shoe so she gave us one of their huge brownies, although after eating something like 15 pans of Jared’s brownies over the weekend, we had to box it up and bring it home….
The picture here is from a hike we went on Sunday afternoon on the bluffs near the Fort Ebey Battery. Great sunny day! Wonderful time sitting and staring out at the straits and the San Juan Islands.
