Day 2, Part 1
Our exciting adventures on day 2 started with Moka Joe coffee, a local blend, and our pastries from the Scone Lady. We did not let the rainy weather stop us from heading out on great adventures. Our first adventure was to drive around a nearby peninsula. I chose it because I thought the drive around Padilla Bay would be beautiful. It was. It also offered a huge surprise, a Shell oil refinery, Neither of us had ever seen a refinery. Not just a refinery, but tanker ships unloading into an oil pipeline and huge storage silos. "Shell oil operates the Puget Sound Refinery located on March Point outside of Anacortes, WA. The plant is the largest taxpayer in Skagit County and one of the county's largest employers." (Wikipedia). After seeing the refinery, I expected the water to be murky, but it was not.
Oil Tanker Offloading
Oil Pipeline
Refinery at work and a Part of a Holding Container (green)
Second Oil Pipeline (there were two tankers off loading)
We thoroughly enjoyed checking out historical downtown Anacortes. We wanted to stop at the Skagit River Bakery for pastries for Sunday breakfast, but the bakery was closed on Saturdays until May. We went to the Pelican Book and Coffee Shop where we spent time browsing among many used books. The picture below shows just a small portion of the book inventory. I found a couple of unique cards for upcoming events. Funny, I asked the clerk who checked us out if there was another good bakery in town. We explained out trip to the bakery where the clerk responded, "There is no other bakery and it is not worth a tip back there." On our way our, we bought a figgy bun for Sunday breakfast. We laughed in the car, not being sure if her comments were true of if she said it because the coffee shop had a few items.
A neighbor was taking care of our cats, and she needed a special present. Her favorite wine is 14 hands Riesling. We found her thank you gift at Compass Wines. The clerk was extremely helpful in finding a comparable Washington produced wine. They also had some sea salted chocolate caramels to add to the bad. Who doesn't like wine and chocolate together? We recommend this shop as a must stop for wine lovers.
Lunchtime in Anacortes found us with many dilemmas. So many options. Scott told me to choose. I choose Adrift, advertised as known for its seafood and local organic produce and beef. It also features local wines and brews. Scott had a hamburger and fries. He said the hamburger was OK. I had half of a grilled cheese sandwich, a cup of curry, sweet potato and roasted squash soup and fries. The sandwich was oozing with cheese and the soup was exquisite. I would have that again in a heartbeat! Neither of us ate the fries. They were limp and tasted of old potatoes and old oil.
Photo Courtesy of https://www.yelp.com/biz/pelican-bay-books-and-coffeehouse-anacortes
A neighbor was taking care of our cats, and she needed a special present. Her favorite wine is 14 hands Riesling. We found her thank you gift at Compass Wines. The clerk was extremely helpful in finding a comparable Washington produced wine. They also had some sea salted chocolate caramels to add to the bad. Who doesn't like wine and chocolate together? We recommend this shop as a must stop for wine lovers.
Photo from https://www.tripadvisor.com/Restaurant_Review-g30266-d822790-Reviews-Adrift_Restaurant-Anacortes_Fidalgo_Island_Washington.html
No comments:
Post a Comment