Dixie and Josh at Friday Harbor
Even good times have to end, so it was with a sad good-bye that we boarded the ferry for the States for the long ride home. We stopped briefly at Friday Harbor on San Juan Island. It made us realize that our arms wouldn't have to be twisted very hard to come back to stay.
The ferry ride was very beautiful. We started in Sydney, BC and ended in Anacortes, Washington, passing what felt like hundreds of little green islands.
Except this island. It was strangely brown. If you look closely you can see a herd of sitka deer. In the 1970s turned Speiden Island into a safari-style retreat. Hunting is no longer allowed and the sitka deer population has skyrocketed. They were everywhere!
Sitka deer are a subspecies of mule deer, but considerably smaller. They are good swimmers and can occasionally be seen crossing the deep channels between islands.
Jake started to get a bit antsy after a few hours of sitting on the ferry. He had to work hard to contain himeslf.
Lander overlooking San Juan Island
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