There are lots of nice paths through the forest and along the inland lake of Deception State Park. We enjoyed a four mile hike along the perimeter of the park on this island. We walked along the Puget Sound shoreline, under the bridges and then we skirted the inland, freshwater Cranberry Lake before going back to the shore of the sound where we spotted a baby seal! It was sleeping on the beach while the campground hosts were keeping an eye on it while its mother fed in the kelp beds off shore. At high tide she brought the baby in to rest and sleep while she fed. At the following high tide, the hosts expected her to come back and retrieve her baby. In the meantime, they were babysitting it, keeping people away at a safe distance.
We chose not to wait for the next high tide in about two hours and continued our hike back to the RV. After lunch and naps, we drove to Anacortes on the north end of Fidalgo Island. As we were examining a map outside of the visitors center, a very nice lady visited with us about the sites, shops and restaurants in Anacortes. She was a veritable font of information!
We took two drives to island viewpoints that she had recommended and enjoyed the scenery, especially because the fog finally lifted (it was after 3 PM) and the sun was shining. Anacortes is gearing up for a huge Arts and Crafts Fair this weekend. There were signs to clear the 8 blocks of the down town plus all the side streets starting on Thursday night thru Sunday. I think it is a good thing we will be moving on before this event.
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