Happy 2nd Anniversary | September 2nd
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| I can't believe it's been 2 years already! Time really does go by fast when you're having fun. :) To celebrate John had a surprise trip planned for us. He has always had a way of sweeping me off of my feet, and our anniversary was no exception. His secret plans included flying a seaplane from Lake Union up to Friday Harbor in the San Juan Islands. Neither of us had ever been on a seaplane, nor had we been to the San Jaun Islands.   The flight was amazing, flying just a few hundred feet off of the water. We were so close in fact, that I was able to see the birds sitting on the water below. It was an awesome trip and with it taking us just over 30 minutes to reach our destination... it was the only way to go. :)      Once we landed, we checked into our Hotel, Friday Harbor House which was just amazing. Our room overlooked the entire harbor, it was beautiful. Once we were settled, we had to catch our boat... oh yea, he also had a whale watching tour planned for us. By the way, did you know that Orca whales are in fact not whales at all? They are in fact part of the dolphin family. Oh and the nickname "killer whales" is actually a mis-translation from earlier Spanish sailor's descriptions of the animals as 'whale killers'. Just a couple of the facts learned on our 4 hour tour. I was excited to get to see these amazing mammal's but didn't expect to see so many. They were quite active and gave us a great show. Definitely one of my favorite parts of the trip.         The rest of the trip we spent looking around town, dining out (one of our favorite parts of vacationing) and even riding around the island via moped. This was my first time on one of these things and thanks to Susie @ Susie's Moped Rentals, I was given all of the basics of riding and we were on our way. We drove over to Roche Harbor which was a cute little town. Walking around all of the million-dollar yachts John and I found ourselves in awe.  On our way back to Friday Harbor we stopped off at the San Juan Vineyards (the only vineyard on the island) and had a little tasting, bringing home a bottle of 2005 Merlot (yum!). It was at the winery we were informed about the camel who lived across the street. Yup, I said a camel! Mona the camel, has a great story as to how she came to be. It's a cute story and we (okay mostly me) were excited to meet the girl.   On our way back home Wednesday evening, I was able to reflect on our amazing 2nd anniversary trip that my darling husband planned for us. Thank you baby for making the past 2 years of marriage better than anything I could have ever dreamed of. I love you!     Labels: About John and Jenna |
