{"id":9017,"date":"2026-07-09T03:51:23","date_gmt":"2026-07-09T03:51:23","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/salishseasciences.org\/blog\/?p=9017"},"modified":"2026-07-09T03:51:23","modified_gmt":"2026-07-09T03:51:23","slug":"day-18-lets-go-to-the-beach-each","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/salishseasciences.org\/blog\/day-18-lets-go-to-the-beach-each\/","title":{"rendered":"Day 18: Let’s Go to the Beach-each"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Written by: Eva, Sam, Owen, and Addie<\/p>\n\n\n\n

It was an early morning, but spirits were high anyway since it was Orcas Day! Even better, it was our dear Violet’s Sweet Sixteen — we all sang many times to celebrate! We packed our bags and headed to catch the 8:15 ferry, which, after a delay, turned into the 8:30 ferry. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Salish Sea Sciences making their way down to the docks in the wee hours of the morning (taken by Eva)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

On the ferry, there were many activities to partake in. Some napped, some puzzled, but everyone enjoyed the view… except for those who were asleep. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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A few puzzlers began and did not finish this tricky puzzle (taken by Silas)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

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Gabe, one of our common nappers, taking a juicy and delectable nap on the ferry (taken by Aoife)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

We got off the ferry and took a scenic drive to our nature walk. The weather was a little down, but Addie has some magic in her veins. She was able to spell the sky into shining, shimmering, sparkling, sunny view. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Addie manifesting the sun which answered her calls (taken by Eva)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

We embarked on a hike down a glamorous nature trail lead by Ani at the Coho reserve. On this cute little trail, we stopped every once in a while to learn about the diverse environment that is very unique to Orcas Island. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The stunning view at the nature preserves (taken by Violet)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Our next stop was Mt. Constitution, where we ate lunch and enjoyed the amazing view from the top of the mountain. We were even able to go up the Fire Lookout, where the best views were found. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Lunch at the viewpoint (Taken by Eva)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Next, the best part, the star of the show, lake time! We swam in Cascade Lake in Moran State Park which was very warm and fun!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The stunning lake that we swam in for 2 hours (Take by Violet)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Unfortunately, we got out of the water and rushed to the Ferry to make sure we could get on. It was all worth it, because we got the last spots to Friday Harbor. We just needed some more of Addie’s magic. The ride back was surprisingly less sleepy than the way there, though there were still naps being taken. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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On the way back, a group of puzzlers finished (taken by Silas)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

We ended the night with pizza and cake for Violet’s birthday!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Violet’s vanilla and strawberry birthday cake (taken by Addie) <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Written by: Eva, Sam, Owen, and Addie It was an early morning, but spirits were high anyway since it was Orcas Day! Even better, it was our dear Violet’s Sweet Sixteen — we all sang many times to celebrate! We packed our bags and headed to catch the 8:15 ferry, which, after a delay, turned into the 8:30 ferry. On the ferry, there were many activities to partake in. Some napped, some puzzled, but everyone enjoyed the view… except for those who were asleep. We got off the ferry and took a scenic drive to our nature walk. The weather was a little down, but Addie has some magic in … Continue reading →<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":294,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_s2mail":"yes"},"categories":[10],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/salishseasciences.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9017"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/salishseasciences.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/salishseasciences.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/salishseasciences.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/294"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/salishseasciences.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=9017"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/salishseasciences.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9017\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":9031,"href":"https:\/\/salishseasciences.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9017\/revisions\/9031"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/salishseasciences.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=9017"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/salishseasciences.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=9017"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/salishseasciences.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=9017"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}