We spent last Saturday and Sunday on Orcas Island and Marc’s sneezing and sniffling and strange strange weather (by that I mean we had rain, definite snowfall and then sun and bright blue sky). So we decided to drive around a bit and got to see some things we normally might have missed otherwise – [...] Read More

Of course I habitually woke up super early and when I realized there was no way I was going to fall back asleep I got dressed and headed across the street for a early morning walk on the beach. Although I clearly understood why my gal pals were still sleeping ( you gotta grab those [...] Read More

The next day we were off! I picked the girls up at the MarQueen in lower Queen Anne and set off for 1.5 hour drive to the ferry port of Anacortes. Best to arrive at least 1 hour in advance and the wait really isn’t such a bad thing. There is a place to get [...] Read More

True to their word Elizabeth and Annabella hopped a Friday morning flight to Seattle and the rest just kind of wrote itself. Here is a sneak preview of the beach right across the street from our hotel – the Outlook Inn in Eastsound – that I wandered around early Sunday morning while the others were [...] Read More

Time to say good bye to Orcas Island. I really hope that anyone googling Orcas might stumble across Cozyland and become a little inspired at all the wonderful things to do on this island! Or all the wonderful things not to do – meaning lots of R&R – taking walks, gathering stones on the beach… [...] Read More

And his name could have been Mr. Ed! Ok, you have to be a lot older than 20 years old to know what I’m talking about but on our way to Deer Harbor Marina for our kayaking adventure we passed by this beautiful white barn with this equally beautiful white horse. On the way home [...] Read More

Ever since I moved to Seattle I was dying to go kayaking. Somehow it took almost a year for this to happen and what sealed the deal was when John and Vinnie gifted Marc and I for our birthdays with a 3 hour kayaking tour on Orcas Island! They knew we were headed to the [...] Read More