Ferry Ride
Cody and I took a ferry from Anacortes to Lopez Island. These ferries are big enough to load 100+ cars onto. I made a reservation for my car ahead of time on the transportation website so I was guaranteed a spot for my car. Last time I didn't make a reservation, my friends and I ended up waiting at the ferry terminal for 3 hours.... Oops! lol.
After the ferry ride, we headed over to my aunt and uncle's house. We caught up with them, had lunch, and then headed out on their boat to check the shrimp traps they had put out.
Boat Ride
Crabbing, shrimping, and clam digging seem to be a big part of my aunt and uncle's life, which is totally awesome. After checking the traps, we came back with some shrimp and a rock crab. Since crabbing season just finished that Friday September 30th, they didn't have any crab traps out. But that last day of crabbing season, my aunt & uncle did catch 18 dungeness crabs. So we got plenty of fresh crab to eat for dinner that night! Plus some.
Car Camping
That night we camped at Odlin County Park. I booked a site online prior, but it wasn't very busy so there were plenty of walk up sites available (Also remember that it's October though). The park has drive up sites and also hiker/biker sites, in which if you visited without a car, you can try to snag one of these. Our site was right next to the water, a couple of other sites had beach access, pretty neat campground.
It was a short trip, and we took the early ferry out the next morning. But we will be back soon though! Need to explore the island more.
Until next time Lopez Island!
Always going somewhere
Island Camping
Campsite 24
Wandering around on my aunt & uncle's property
Boat rides
I was not prepared
3 different kinds of crab, can you name them?
Clams!
My uncle and his crab pot
Crab cooked with vermicelli
My aunt cooking away!
Sunrise views from our campsite
Views while waiting at the Lopez Island Ferry Terminal
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