Relaxing on Orcas Island with Grandma and Grandpa Pastorius
Seth, Theo, Katie, JoAnn and John overlooking the Cascade Mountains from Mount Constitution on Orcas Island. Orcas Island, San Juan Islands Orcas Island is in the San Juan Islands and is one of our favorite places to visit in the greater Seattle area. We spent Labor Day weekend with the new grandparents - John and JoAnn - at a little cottage at Leiber Haven Resort. We spent most of the weekend relaxing: we watched the sail boats and ferries go by and made s'mores by our beachside campfire. We also managed to hike a few miles around Obstruction Pass State Park, go to the top of Mount Constitution on a perfectly clear day, kayak around Obstruction Island and see a few seals and Mount Baker, watch the L pod (a resident Orca pod that lives in the area) fish for salmon off San Juan Island, and see the beautiful wooden boats in the Deer Harbor Marina. Theo loved the motion of the ocean and slept the whole time in his "infant" life vest. Washington State Ferry f