Oct 6, 2012 - Cliffside RV Park

Stayed at Cliffside RV Park (next to Oak Harbor, WA) for nine nights in the N.A.S. Whidbey Island. Very nice RV park with 57 FHU camping sites. This is by far the nicest RV park we have ever stayed at so far and it was completely rebuilt 5 months ago; the park is situated between the huge pines and the Pacific Ocean with large concrete pads, all asphalt roads, well manicured landscaping, an unbelievable picturesque view from every site, and so much more. Highly recommended Military Campground for active/retired military!

Sep 21, 2012 - NAS Whidbey Island, WA

Our last day we took pictures of Ken's (Camp Hosts) artwork, he uses driftwood found on the beach, we built a sign to put up in the signpost forrest, it is a plane, Reggi, Houston and I are located in the cockpit window. This is the second signpost forrest we have left a sign, the first was in Watson Lake, British Columbia during out trip to Alaska.

Sep 6, 2012 - NAS Whidbey Island, WA

Cliffside is a very picturesque RV park with views of the Olympic Peninsula, Victoria BC at night and the San juan Island. Ken the Camp host started a Sign Forest, similar to the one we found in Lake Watson BC on our way to Alaska almost three years ago. Since the NAS is a training base, we have planes flying overhead. The Sunsets are gorgeous.

Sep 5, 2012 - Naval Air Station (NAS) Whidbey Island, WA

We moved from La Conner to NAS Whidbey Island to their Cliffside RV Park, it reopened May of this year, what a wonderful and beautiful RV Park. We were greeted by the planes flying over our RV Site and a gorgeous sunset. The RV park was renovated using funds generated at the military exchanges (like a department store) and commissaries (grocery store) from the surcharge. The surcharge goes to maintaining and upgrading facilities that will enhance the welfare of the military and their families.

Sep 20, 2011 - Whidbey Island, WA.

Whidbey Island and the coastal communities of Anacortes, Oak Harbor and Coupeville are reminiscent of South West Harbor and Milbridge, ME with a touch of Rye on the Rocks, Rye Beach, NH. This is a great place to sail into or visit as an end destination offering fantastic coastal views, peace and quiet with an emphasis on early ocean side agricultural and military development. I was finally able to catch my first silver (Coho) salmon at North Beach adjacent to Deception Pass. I also heard rumors of a secret and well hidden home for very...

Aug 11, 2011 - Deception Pass State Park!!!

We took a lovely drive from Ahwren's down the coast to Whidbey Island! We stopped on the way for Blueberry and Pomegranate sorbet (Nicholas - wish you were there :-) and more raspberries. It was a gorgeous day... Checked into our camp site, set up and did a little shopping, eating, dog walking... we do have a few mundane moments. The next day Ahwren and Charles decided they missed us and came down from Bellingham to spend the day. We took a walk along the State Park Beaches and took a touristy boat ride through the pass - seeing harbor...

Aug 9, 2011 - Oak Harbor, WA Temp 74

Lyle (Bob's cousin) call this morning for RV information. He is down at a city RV park in Oak Harbor that is a first come/first serve campground. So he is paying for a site for us for tonight and needed some info for the registration. He and Bob worked out the details so that we'll be meeting for lunch. Met at the Indian casino. Parked the RV. Went in for lunch. 30 minute wait. 20 minutes later, still a 30 minute wait. So we decided to go someplace else. We went back to the casino to retrieve the RV, then headed to the campground. Bob...

Jul 22, 2011 - Getting to Know Whidbey Island

Wednesday we were up early and getting our morning route done so we could leave about 9 am and have lots of time to drive to Port Townsend. When we went to pull the large road side slide in, one end did not move. After some checking, Ed found the shear pin (a ¼” bolt) broken and the drive shaft free. Fortunately we keep a small supply of bolts in stock and we had one that we could use. It took a little work to get the old broken bolt out and the new one in but after about an hour we were ready to go. This will require further repair in...

Jun 9, 2011 - The Coast of Washington

After spending mucho time at the Sunday market we made our way across the four mile long bridge across the Columbia River and into the State of Washington. We didn't get too far before we stopped at Cape Disappointment State Park and hiked to the lighthouse that guides ships from the Pacific Ocean into the Columbia River. We were there long enough to see a large cargo vessel exit the river and commercial fishing boat enter. We found out that over the years there have been 700+ ship wrecks in or around the inlet. we also learned that were...

Sep 8, 2010 - Andrea's Home--Whidbey Island

Yesterday was a rest day after a very busy time in the Pacific Northwest. Tim played golf at a very nice course and shot an 87. He played with a local who is from California but spends the summer in Sequim. Susan watched tennis. Today our plan is to go to Whidbey Island via the Port Townsend ferry. Andrea spent many early years on Whidbey Island while her father was in the US Navy. We enjoyed our visit to Coupeville where Andrea was raised for a few years. We had lunch at Coupeville along the waterfront. We then drove to Deception Pass at...

Jul 13, 2010 - Anacortes and Whidbey Island

We drove over to Anacortes and then Whidbey Island today. Anacortes, located on Fidalgo Island, seems to be a major stopping spot for ferries criss-crossing Puget Sound from Seattle, Tacoma, Vancouver and Victoria and the San Juan Islands. It is also home to two oil refineries, Tesoro Petroleum and Shell Oil. We had crab sandwiches for lunch in the town. We also drove over to Whidbey Island. The island is home to Oak Harbor, a community of about 20,000 (2000 census) and Whidbey Island Naval Air Station. The drive was nice and we found a...

Jul 12, 2009 - WHIDBEY ISLAND

12th We stayed on Whidbey Island one more night and it was another great day. On Friday Dan realized he had lost his keys to their Hummer tow car. Kathy called the last campground, but no keys had been turned in. Needless to say Dan was not a happy camper. Well....today Sunday they went to church and Dan said a little prayer and ask the Lord “please help me get my keys back” as he left the Church he thought he should look under the hood one more time and walla.....there in plain sight where he had looked before were his keys. We are all...