Jocelyn and I went camping for the New Year's weekend.
Pictures are here and here.
We spent New Year's Eve at Deception Pass campground. It was chilly, but we kept warm with a constant supply of warm tea and cold beer. When midnight arrived, we popped a bottle of chapagne; actually the bottle popped its self (I had removed the wire from the cork). Our little-truck camping system worked well. We got a cushy 3" foam mattress that folds up, along with down bags and a DVD system (our laptop plus a power adaptor).
On New Year's Day, we hiked around
Deception Pass, then drove to
Fort Ebey(also on Whidbey Island, in the San Juan Islands area). Fort Ebey was less popular, and the campground and hiking trails were really nice. As soon as we arrived at our secluded campsite, a bald eagle landed on the tree right above our truck. (S)he hung out for a couple of minutes then pooped, narrowly missing our truck. We hiked along the bluff trail, overlooking Strait Juan de Fuca (the ocean/Puget Sound). This had to be one of the nicest parts of the Washington coast.
The next morning (1/2/2005), a pack of wild cats (all looking pretty much like our cat
Sammy, except Mr. Boots, who had large white spots and white feet). The wild kitties watched us make breakfast from a safe distance. There were about four of them and they were definately a pack. Wild Sammys like blueberry pancakes, by the way.
We had a good weekend with no rain (except when we were sleeping in our water-tight camper).
Happy New Year!
