Wanna come on vacation with me?

I've been back for 2 weeks now but I spent 5 relaxing days on Mayne Island. I wanted to post a couple of pics so I could share the beauty of the island.

The cabin on the right hand side is where I stayed with my best friend, her husband, and their 2 kids (ages 2 and 3). You can only see half the cabin but there were 2 bedrooms and they kindly gave me one to myself so I could sleep-in even after the kids woke up at 6:30 everday.

You can see one of the kids chasing the soccer ball. I had such a fun time with them. I spent plenty of time on the beach with the kids as all they wanted to do was "Go frow wocks in water".

I learnt that kids are LOUD! As a single gal I'm not used to that. Also knitting around kids is not a good idea. It's just too distracting to get anything done.

Below is a shot of the end of the road and what the property looked like from the top of the hill. (This was taken beside the houses shown in pic 1)

On our second last evening on the island we went out for dinner and sat outside on the patio over looking the ocean. It was a beautiful, sunny day and a great way to have dinner. I'll leave you with the view we spent our dinner seeing.

"I want a ferry with a hat on!"

If you closely at the picture on the right you can see a house and the roofs of 2 cabins. Last week I stayed in the house with K & L and their 2 kids, 2 year old L and 1 year old M. It was a nice place to stay and the beds were very comfortable. The view is super nice and we had a front row seat to see all the ferry activity in Active Pass. We saw at least a ferry or two every hour on the hour. At each sighting 2 year old L would get all excited, like he hadn't just seen one a hour ago! Oh the joy of being 2 years old. :)

On our last day there his mom pointed out that the blue smoke stack looked like a hat. He proclaimed that he wanted to go home on a "ferry with a hat on". He was very adamant on this fact!

Below shows the view from the porch (ferry in the background). It was a great view, with nothing between us and the water. It was relaxing to just listen to the water. I love listening to the waves.

**Pictures courtesy of the house owner.