Itinerary
September 8 Sunday
Arrive Friday Harbor - You will need to take the Ferry from Anacortes, WA, and schedule your
own departure time. You will find Washington State Ferry information at the end of the itinerary.
Or feel free to call/write Dan or Debbie if you have any questions and we’re glad to help.
• 4:00 pm: meet at Earth Box Inn and Spa
410 Spring Street / PO Box 1729
Friday Harbor, WA 98250
360.378.4000
• Welcome reception
• Room assignments
• 1st night here
September 9 Monday
• Breakfast at Inn
• Activities for the day: Explore Island by car
• Roche Harbor
• “Pig War” historic sites
• Lime Kiln State Park and possible whale watching
• Photograph scenes to paint at Inn tomorrow
• 2nd night here
September 10 Tuesday
• Breakfast at Inn
• Activities for the day: Paint at Inn from photos taken/Explore Friday Harbor
• 3rd night here
September 11 Wednesday
• Breakfast at Inn
• Activities for the day: Paint Harbor Scene or finish paintings started
• 4th night here
September 12 Thursday
• Breakfast at Inn
• Activities for the day: Free island hopping Ferry with bikes
• Either Lopez (more level) or Orcas (more hilly but more views)
• Sketch and photograph for subjects to draw or paint later
• 5th night here
September 13 Friday
• Breakfast at Inn
• Check out of Earth Box Inn
• 11:00 am
• Catch Ferry back to Anacortes
• Leaves approximately every two hours
Ferry Schedule:
• Washington Ferries phone number: (206) 464-6400
• Currently ferries leave beginning about 6 in the morning from Anacortes Ferry Terminal,
approx. every 2 hours, throughout the day. The terminal is outside of town. There is pay parking at the terminal if you need to leave your car, or you can get an Uber to take you there. Just make sure to allow yourself enough time to be there 1 hour early and not miss your boat!
• Anacortes to Friday Harbor (on San Juan Island)
• If you are bringing a car - you MUST reserve a spot
• MUST arrive 1 hour early even if you have a reservation
• Fares:
• Fares are all for the round trip cost. Technically, you pay outbound but it’s free coming
back to Anacortes. Nice!
• Current cost of car (under 14’) and driver = $45.84 (65+ = $37.90)
• Current cost of car (under 22”) and driver = $57.55 (65+ = $49.60)
• Walk-on Friday Harbor
• Won’t need reservation but need to be there 1 hour early to assure place in line
• Fares:
• Under 19 - no charge
• 19-64 - $15.85
• 65+ - $7.90
• Inter-Island Ferries (ferries between San Juan and the other islands, like Orcas or Lopez)
• Free to walk-ons or walk-ons with Bikes
• Both ways
• One day, we may rent bikes on San Juan and ferry and bike to another island - FUN!
• To make this tour work, we’ll need at least 12 people to sign up - Talk to your friends!
• For those interested, I’d like to paint at Camp Rosario, a Marine Biology field station and
retreat center owned by Walla Walla University, for a day or two before our “official” tour
begins on Sunday afternoon. The camp sits right on the water’s edge in a gorgeous location
with it’s own private beach. Cabins are available but we would need to reserve them soon.
Let me know if you are interested.
• We are also considering an “add-on” trip to Victoria, B.C. after our “official” tour ends Sept
13. Victoria is a beautiful, world class city with Colonial Government buildings surrounding
the picturesque “Inner Harbor” and also the home of world famous Butchart Gardens.
Approximate additional cost for 3 days and 3 nights, including “Clipper Hydrofoil” from
Seattle to Victoria, BC, Inner Harbor and a hotel, such as the Marriott, Inner Harbor would be
about $400-$500/person, not including what you may spend on food. Let us know if you are
interested.
Possible Activities
• Bike around the island
• Go to the lighthouse
• Visit another island
• Visit Roche Harbor
• Visit the lavender garden
• Go to a concert
• Coffee shop crawl
• Go to Victoria after tour
• Paint before tour at camp Rosario
• Lime Kiln State Park - best best place to watch Orcas from land in the entire nation.
• English Camp
• historic barracks and buildings from “Pig War” mile steep hike to Mt. Young for view of
other San Juan Islands
Places to paint
• Flowers at the Inn
• Harbor/Ferry docking
• Lighthouse at Lime Kiln
• Beach
• Quaint buildings - Roche harbor
• American Camp - great driftwood beaches - good place to have a sack lunch
• San Juan Vineyards - chapel to paint
Arrive Friday Harbor - You will need to take the Ferry from Anacortes, WA, and schedule your
own departure time. You will find Washington State Ferry information at the end of the itinerary.
Or feel free to call/write Dan or Debbie if you have any questions and we’re glad to help.
• 4:00 pm: meet at Earth Box Inn and Spa
410 Spring Street / PO Box 1729
Friday Harbor, WA 98250
360.378.4000
• Welcome reception
• Room assignments
• 1st night here
September 9 Monday
• Breakfast at Inn
• Activities for the day: Explore Island by car
• Roche Harbor
• “Pig War” historic sites
• Lime Kiln State Park and possible whale watching
• Photograph scenes to paint at Inn tomorrow
• 2nd night here
September 10 Tuesday
• Breakfast at Inn
• Activities for the day: Paint at Inn from photos taken/Explore Friday Harbor
• 3rd night here
September 11 Wednesday
• Breakfast at Inn
• Activities for the day: Paint Harbor Scene or finish paintings started
• 4th night here
September 12 Thursday
• Breakfast at Inn
• Activities for the day: Free island hopping Ferry with bikes
• Either Lopez (more level) or Orcas (more hilly but more views)
• Sketch and photograph for subjects to draw or paint later
• 5th night here
September 13 Friday
• Breakfast at Inn
• Check out of Earth Box Inn
• 11:00 am
• Catch Ferry back to Anacortes
• Leaves approximately every two hours
Ferry Schedule:
• Washington Ferries phone number: (206) 464-6400
• Currently ferries leave beginning about 6 in the morning from Anacortes Ferry Terminal,
approx. every 2 hours, throughout the day. The terminal is outside of town. There is pay parking at the terminal if you need to leave your car, or you can get an Uber to take you there. Just make sure to allow yourself enough time to be there 1 hour early and not miss your boat!
• Anacortes to Friday Harbor (on San Juan Island)
• If you are bringing a car - you MUST reserve a spot
• MUST arrive 1 hour early even if you have a reservation
• Fares:
• Fares are all for the round trip cost. Technically, you pay outbound but it’s free coming
back to Anacortes. Nice!
• Current cost of car (under 14’) and driver = $45.84 (65+ = $37.90)
• Current cost of car (under 22”) and driver = $57.55 (65+ = $49.60)
• Walk-on Friday Harbor
• Won’t need reservation but need to be there 1 hour early to assure place in line
• Fares:
• Under 19 - no charge
• 19-64 - $15.85
• 65+ - $7.90
• Inter-Island Ferries (ferries between San Juan and the other islands, like Orcas or Lopez)
• Free to walk-ons or walk-ons with Bikes
• Both ways
• One day, we may rent bikes on San Juan and ferry and bike to another island - FUN!
• To make this tour work, we’ll need at least 12 people to sign up - Talk to your friends!
• For those interested, I’d like to paint at Camp Rosario, a Marine Biology field station and
retreat center owned by Walla Walla University, for a day or two before our “official” tour
begins on Sunday afternoon. The camp sits right on the water’s edge in a gorgeous location
with it’s own private beach. Cabins are available but we would need to reserve them soon.
Let me know if you are interested.
• We are also considering an “add-on” trip to Victoria, B.C. after our “official” tour ends Sept
13. Victoria is a beautiful, world class city with Colonial Government buildings surrounding
the picturesque “Inner Harbor” and also the home of world famous Butchart Gardens.
Approximate additional cost for 3 days and 3 nights, including “Clipper Hydrofoil” from
Seattle to Victoria, BC, Inner Harbor and a hotel, such as the Marriott, Inner Harbor would be
about $400-$500/person, not including what you may spend on food. Let us know if you are
interested.
Possible Activities
• Bike around the island
• Go to the lighthouse
• Visit another island
• Visit Roche Harbor
• Visit the lavender garden
• Go to a concert
• Coffee shop crawl
• Go to Victoria after tour
• Paint before tour at camp Rosario
• Lime Kiln State Park - best best place to watch Orcas from land in the entire nation.
• English Camp
• historic barracks and buildings from “Pig War” mile steep hike to Mt. Young for view of
other San Juan Islands
Places to paint
• Flowers at the Inn
• Harbor/Ferry docking
• Lighthouse at Lime Kiln
• Beach
• Quaint buildings - Roche harbor
• American Camp - great driftwood beaches - good place to have a sack lunch
• San Juan Vineyards - chapel to paint