Whidbey Island, A Little Vacation...

I've been a bit remiss in getting some posts written.  Makes me realize that I pack way too much into my life.  But here is a little summery of my visit to Whidbey Island.  "Where the heck is Whidbey Island", you say?  Well it's a little island off the coast of Washington State, so beautiful and untouched.  I have family that lives there so it's a nice way to relax, see some gorgeous scenery and get caught up with the 'fam'.  At the last minute I tried to put together a hooping workshop but in the end my niece and I, who was helping put together the class, decided to forgo the workshop and relax instead.

Beautiful Whidbey Island:

BodyHoops Travel Hoop made it on the plane with me!  They don't call them Travel Hoops for nothing!

Teeny, tiny plane

 Whidbey Island is so green and full of blooming flowers.  Yes, it does rain a lot and even snows a bit in the winter but certainly not as much as the 'mainland' Washington State.  It's hard to beat the stunning ocean views at every turn.

I had to have coffee every day at  Useless Bay Coffee Co.  The best, and I mean the best, tasting, full bodied just perfect cappuccino I've tasted yet.  It was perfect because they had almond AND rice milk.  Since I'm dairy and soy intolerant, it was such a pleasure to find options readily available. And they know how to froth the 'milk' just right so that it is creamy and foamy and thick.  In fact, all of Washington 'gets' the whole idea of alternative milk other than soy.  I even found it available at the Settle airport.  Thank you Washington!

I stayed with my sweet and adorable niece, Kiley, who owns a fantastic hair studio called "Bliss" in Langley.  And bliss it is!  She surprised me with a meticulous cut and color, put some feathers (yes, feathers) in my hair for a little accent and had her wonderful esthetician erase any stress I might of had with the best facial ever!  Thank you sweetie!

OK, Sweet Mona's had the most amazing chocolates you've ever seen or enjoyed!  The truffles were incredible.  Yes, I indulged in the dark sea salted caramel.  Oh, baby, they were heavenly!

Brother and Sister goofing around.  My brother is the funniest guy!

An actual good photo with no goofy faces

My brother, Jeff, gave me a tour of the island with a stop in Coupeville.  We had a great lunch overlooking the harbor and then he actually indulged me with a little shopping.  He bought some trinkets too!

Whale Wheel

Everyone needs to stop and take in the spectacular view from Deception Pass.  Approximately 20,000 cars pass over this bridge daily.  The view is nothing less than stunning.

Jeff making his typical "I'm kinda done with pictures now" face

A must see from below. 

Beautiful vegetation surrounds the area.

So there you have it.  My quick trip to Whibey Island in May...wow, is it July already?  Yes, I'm been a bit behind but it's so nice when you finally get 'caught up'.  Now don't hold me to it but I'll try and get focused.  But there are so many things to see and do and enjoy...it's hard to keep me in one place!

Take a trip to Whidbey Island, you'll feel better!