Lovely Stuart Island is in the NW corner of the San Juan archipelago. It is heavily wooded and home to two small communities of year-round and seasonal residents, a state park, two airstrips, a one-room school house, and a lighthouse.
On a recent beautifully warm, sunny summer day, we put our Whaler in the water and headed out on another boating adventure to do a little exploring on and around Stuart Island. The Washington State ferries do not stop here, so the only way to get to the island is by private boat or small plane.
Come have a look...
Traveling by boat to Stuart Island gives you wonderful views of the area's calm waters and vistas of other islands and Canada beyond...
We passed a colony of seals enjoying the warm sunshine...
Entering Prevost Bay and Harbor...
Approaching the little Hamlet of Prevost...
Our trusty Whaler tied up at the county dock...
The county dock - that little red house is where the locals pick up their mail...
The U.S. post office...love that color!
The main road out of town...
A little farm near the harbor...
The old post office, which is no longer in use...
View from the old post office...
Heading back to the dock...
Turn Point Light Station is on the NW tip of the island. It guides shipping through the busy waters of Boundary Pass...
Lover's Leap...I can see why they call it that!
The San Juans offer so many islands to explore and photograph. I can't wait to go back. They are my home away from home!
3 comments:
Your photographs make me want to visit. Gorgeous.
Looks like a beautiful place.
Ooooh, those houses from the second photo from the last one... This place it's magic!
So so beautiful!!!
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