Finding the Fish: Sal-mon Hunting

After Thanksgiving and a good night rest, it was time to explore Anacortes and the surrounding area. One "fun" thing my mom decided I needed to see (okay, I was excited too) was the salmon run. My family seemed to think that salmon had a long 'l' sound to it; whereas, I the 'normal speaker' did not. It got old.

Anyways, we went to a neighboring town called Bellingham (which was just south of the Canadian border) to just putz around and look for fish.

Mind you, it was Black Friday - the busiest shopping day of the year - and we were in a busy town.

Looking for fish.

Where we went!



Dad and Dru

Though there was supposed to be a 10% chance of rain, it some how (the Del factor) changed into a 60% chance in the one day that I had already been visiting. It's okay though, no Florida rain shower by any chance... and it wasn't snowing. Thank you!

The salmon river.
(Don't remember the name.)

Okay. The salmon swim upriver as a natural instinct? Right? And they trap the fish somehow to artificially inseminate them and then release them back into the wild. Something along those lines.

Salmon. Can you see them?

I guess the ones with the white spots were old ones and you shouldn't eat them. Must remember that. (Ick.)

A Harbor Seal

There were also three seals swimming around the river - Jake totally would have jumped in to play with them if he had the chance.

After that, we headed to another fun little touristy town and walked around. Loved the quaint feel. Must go back in the summer!

Then back home we went! More later!