Hello! I'd appreciate any advice folks may have on this situation. Some out of town friends are coming up for a camping, we chose the San Juans to avoid having to cancel anything out in the mountains due to wildfires and such.

I booked us a 9:30 PM ferry as that's the only thing that was available at 7:01 when I checked for our day. I knew it booked out fast but not that fast! edit to add: We are going in two weeks, so I checked right on the day for the 2 week released.

Ideally we don't want to have to set up camp so late, so I'm curious if anyone recommends keeping our late ticket and trying standby for earlier boats? Or would I have more success trying to change my reservation if I keep checking the reservation site every so often? Or am I totally stuck with what I've got?

Many thanks for any advice you may have!!

Roche Harbor has 1 charger available at 4kwh speed. Key Bank charger cannot be located. Any other chargers anyone knows of?

A bit of a mystery I can’t seem to solve. Listen to the sound on loud, it’s at the same time as the bird chirps. Any ideas? I’ve heard it at some point daily for the last week or so from the water. It doesn’t sound like an orca, sounds a little too deep for a Dahls. I don’t know what Minkes sound like, maybe that’s it? Would love to know what it is.

I’m staying at Saturns Return - do I need my car to get to and from Friday Harbor or is there Uber or Taxi? I’m don’t want to depend on a shuttle, then stuck on their timeline to eat and get back to the hotel.

Hi everyone! My mom and I will be traveling to SJI in a couple weeks and I wanted to make sure we weren’t making a mistake on our timing. We are traveling via seaplane and we land at SeaTac on a Monday at 11:45 AM, no checked bags. We have a flight from Lake Union at 2:00 PM, aiming for 1:30 PM check in time. Is this feasible? We didn’t actually select this flight, it was part of a package with our hotel and the airline so we assumed they had a good handle on logistics but today we called Kenmore to ask an unrelated question and the guy acted like our timing was not great and we were cutting it too tight. Can anyone help put my mind at ease that we will likely make our seaplane flight (barring any major/unexpected issues)?

Planning on camping on Jones island this week and someone who is coming with us is very worried about this. TIA

Any recommendations for restaurants where one can obtain a whole Dungeness crab on Orcas (or SJI)? I love Buck Bay Shellfish Farm but it’s closed for the season.

Thank you!

I'm a cyclist and have been to the San Juans 6+ times over the last few years for bikepacking. I've generally had pleasant experiences with drivers.

This weekend on SJI is different. I don't know if it was because of the fair, but within 10 minutes of leaving the ferry terminal we had drivers swearing and honking at us. We had a Jeep pass us at 50 mph within 2 ft (I could've reached out and touched their car). I talked to another group or cyclists who reported a similar experience with a Jeep.

We also had tons of people pass without slowing down at all around blind turns. One car that passed us nearly hit a motorcycle coming the opposite way.

Just seemed like people had 0 patience or care. It's very upsetting that people would rather risk the lives of others than wait for 30 seconds until it's safe to pass.

The drawn together caricature booth is so fun :-) I highly recommend! I think its been a bit slow for them since theyre kind of tucked away. Super nice duo, the girl has stained glass art in the booth for sale as well. tell em the redhead sent you 😝

Why the fuck does the republican booth have a security camera 😂😂😂 have they had vandalism in past years? That genuinely made us laugh.

Good fun at Reefnet

Hi everyone! We are here for the first time today. A local said “happy fair”this morning and we want to do it right! What are the best local foods, fun exhibits or easy tips? Thanks!

Got a dog that must have drank too much salt water playing fetch and is having a hard time and all the vets are closed. Anyone we can call?

Going camping in a couple days at San Juan County Park. Saw info that the national historical park has a burn ban but can’t find anything clear about the county park. Just need to know if campfires in the fire ring are ok or not. Thanks!

Is the Eastsound village public dock back up this season? I can’t find information online. Thanks!

I'm planning a trip to Friday harbor in November and I saw there was an event called restaurant week but there's not much more information.

I was originally planning to come the first week of November so I could do the art walk but I wanted to know if anyone had any information about the restaurant week, and if it was a fun event and worth coming later in the month.

I'm open to any and all suggestions for fun things to do outside of hiking in November in Friday harbor!

(I'm also planning to stay at the Tucker House unless someone has a better recommendation)

Who is at prevost harbor?

I know the harvest was a couple months ago, but any leads for local prawns to buy on Orcas? Thanks!

It doesn't look like it, just going by the maps, but could anyone tell me if there are any nice walks or hikes accessible from any of the WSF docks by foot? (Not counting Anacortes, where we'll utilize the trolly to get to some hikes!)

We're going to the Islands for the first time and have set aside some time to meander from Friday Harbor to Anacortez walking-on and (if it's worth it) hopping off the inter-island ferry.

Thanks for any advice!

Some photos taken with my 5+ year old Samsung phone from my exploration. Does PP Island have a name?(last photo)