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Full disclosure, I am completely biased. I live near Seattle and am a boating enthusiast. If you ever get the opportunity to visit the San Juan Islands, do it.
by zw123456 7y ago
Full disclosure, I am completely biased. I live near Seattle and am a boating enthusiast. If you ever get the opportunity to visit the San Juan Islands, do it. I know I am biased but some of the best most wonderful memories for me are boating in the SJI's from young age to present. Incredible views, biking, hiking, music, everything. Very under rated part of the US. The pig war a big excuse to drink :) Sorry for the unabashed plug but just it's just such a special place. I almost hit escape because I don't want it ruined but HN people I think can dig this place in the right way :)
- jjulius 7y agoAaaaaaand now I'm homesick!
- walrus01 7y agoOne of the interesting differences between the southern gulf islands and the san juans is the wealth. Most obviously seen by the fact that there's at least 4 to 5 noteworthy airports and airstrips in the san juans, popular with private plane owners who live in Seattle and also have vacation homes in the San Juans. There's none on Saturna, Mayne, Pender, Galiano or Saltspring.
- fatbird 7y agoThere's no land-based airstrips, but all those islands are serviced by floatplanes and most have one or more luxury resorts. Aside from Salt Spring, they're more middle-class retiree islands (Salt Spring legit has int'l rich people building summer homes--my wife and I had breakfast at a B&B with a New York couple complaining about the cost of shipping Italian marble in via BC Ferries).