Greeting! Today we will be dining at Red Rabbit Farm. Every Sunday during the summer season internationally acclaimed Chef Christina Orchid invites guests to the Farm-To-Table dinners she hosts. After 30 years as the Chef/Owner of a beloved Orcas Island institution, Christine’s Restaurant in Eastsound, Christine sold her restaurant and planned to retire. It wasn’t […]
Hello dear readers. Thanks for stopping in today for Cocktails With Donkeys. Yes, that’s right, every evening of our stay at the lovely Orcas Island retreat, Rutabaga Farm, we enjoyed our evening cocktails with donkeys. The 2 resident donkeys who live on the 5 acre property were anxious to greet us humans, who along with […]
Greetings from Orcas Island where I found the prettiest vacation rental cottage I’ve ever seen: Rutabaga Farm. This 5 acre country farm is home to a collection of simply adorable renovated historic buildings that are available as short term vacation rentals. Beautiful Orcas Island is the largest island in the San Juan Archipelago in the Puget Sound, […]
Greetings and thanks for stopping in. Today’s blogpost is going to make you hungry because we will be dining at the acclaimed Hogstone’s Wood Oven restaurant on beautiful Orcas Island. Recognized in 2015 & 2016 as a James Beard Foundation “Rising Star Chef” Semi-Finalist, chef/owner Jay Blackinton is both a farmer & a chef. His menu changes […]
Hello there! In my last travel post I shared with you our weekend on Orcas Island. But, there was just so much beauty, things to do & see, and places to eat that I just have to share more. So today I bring you, A Visit to Beautiful Orcas Island Part 2. Our first morning […]
Hi there and thanks for stopping in today. In this previous post I took you to the beautiful Butchart Gardens which was the final port of call on our recent cruise to Alaska. Not wanting our trip to come to an end just yet, we decided to spend a weekend on Orcas Island, one of […]
Greetings from Victoria, British, Columbia, the final stop on our recent cruise to Alaska. Since our time was very limited (the ship docked at 5:00pm and sailed at 11:00pm) we decided to spend our time paying a visit to the beautiful Butchart Gardens. The Butchart Gardens have been on my list of places to see […]
Hi there! I took a bit of a detour since last telling you about our recent cruise to Alaska. So I thought I’d return to the topic of Alaska and bring you our last Alaska port of call, Skagway. DROPPING ANCHOR IN SKAGWAY ALASKA Of the several towns we visited on our Celebrity Cruise to […]
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