Deception Pass

On our way to Seattle today, we had a slight detour to Oak Harbor for Trevor to visit a customer. We stopped at the bridge over Deception Pass for a quick walk on the bridge and to take a couple of photos.

As we stood on the sidewalk looking down at the water, Trevor noticed a seal chasing a fish. It was cool to watch as the seal went after the fish, catching it and diving underwater. It was amazing to see as we were so high above the water.


While Trevor went to the Oak Harbor Marina, Morgan, Crystal and I went ‘uptown’. It was 5 pm and the shops were closing so we had to go the Oak Harbour Tavern for a few drinks. We were greeted at the door by Kelly who ID’d us – even me! She welcomed us and we sat at the bar, eating peanuts, chatting and laughing with the other patrons. Kelly gave us some history of the bar and showed us the military paraphernalia on the walls. The Whidbey Island Naval Station is in Oak Harbour and the various squadrons are represented by flags, posters and ‘Zap’ stickers, all displayed on the walls.  The Oak Harbour Tavern also ‘keeps the lights on’ for troops serving in Iraq.

Crystal couldn’t make up her mind about what to drink and entertained the whole bar.  Kelly ended up offering me a roll of white duct tape to take on the plane with me, saying I was certain to need it to keep Crystal under control. I took a photo of her with Kelly and the tape, but she asked me to NOT post it.

We enjoyed our hour and a half in the bar and when we went back to pick up Trevor we told him how much fun we had.  He suggested we stop in for a quick beer, so of course we all agreed!  The absolute funniest quip from our bartender, Kelly, was when Crystal asked if they served food.  She said, “Yes – we have Steak and Potatoes”, and showed us a stick of pepperoni and a bag of chips.  HA- that was the best line I’ve heard in a long time…

We then had a quick dinner at a Chinese buffet and were back on the road again, heading toward Seattle.  It’s still another hour and a half, but we’re all fed up and happy.