This morning Tim called to let us know that the crew would be headed to Vendovi Island today. Vendovi Island is protected by the San Juan Preservation Trust; our large group has been given special dispensation to visit! We’ll look forward to hearing about it later.

The story remains to be told, but we received some pictures! Here they are!

If you are not familiar, you may be interested to learn that the San Juan archipelago is a unique 743-island chain in the Salish Sea that includes the Canadian Gulf Islands to the north and several off-shore islands along the mainland. The Salish Sea to the south across the Strait of Juan de Fuca includes the Puget Sound. Many islands are made invisible by 14 foot tidal action; in San Juan County there are 172 islands with residents on 50 of them. The four largest islands are served by the Washington State Ferries.