Island Life

Booked it through Oregon and Washington and managed to catch the evening ferry into Friday Harbor, San Juan Island. Unfortuntely it was dark, so I didn't see much on the trip over. But I was able to head right over to my new house. Spent the first evening with the therma-rest and sleeping bag on the floor. Yesterday was spent unpacking and cleaning, then applying for some waitressing jobs around town. I managed to find the library, grocery store, hardware store, and thrift store without getting lost (and find my way back to our house). I also saw a bunch of bald eagles - normal for the people living here - but not having seen them for several months, it was great to see wild eagles again.

Unfortuntely, the power went out on all the islands yesterday afternoon and evening, so I was unable to post any updates here. It came back on right before Grey's Anatomy started so we went over to a coworker's of Vanessa's to watch. Met a few of Vanessa's rehab critters last night - some baby river otters. And made friends with a conure who belonged to one of her coworkers - very cute. A busy first day. Stay posted for updates on island life! I hope to explore the island some more today; hopefully find a job soon; and the whale research should start mid/late May.