It was the first nice weekend in a long time, so we decided to take our chances and head down to Blake Island State Park. The ride down to the island which is south of Seattle was calm and smooth as glass. The marina there is almost always full, because it is a great place and close to downtown Seattle. but we have almost always found a way to get in. This time, we lucked out that it was an unusually low tide. There was a spot around a corner at the backside of the dock that bigger boats couldn't get to and smaller boats probably hadn't been able to get to the hour previous. There was just not enough water. With some help, we hand walked out boat around another boat and got it into place. Hooray, an island playground is ours for the weekend! We love Blake Island, there is so much to do for all of us. There is a great up and down nearly 4 mile trail around the island. John and I did our tag team and took turns going around the island (me running, John walking). This was my first run since the half marathon and it felt great, work, but great. The kids played at the beach and playground while we exercised. Later we shared a snowcone from the snack bar and then the girls did some rock walking along the shore. This was great exercise for them because they really had to concentrate so they wouldn't fall in the water. I told them it was like a giant puzzle and they needed to find the best way to get across the rocks. They were doing this for at least 30 min.
After dinner, we took the girls a little way up the trail for a walk. It was a gorgeous sunset that night as you can see in the pic at the top. Also, spectacular views of the mountains on all sides (Mt Baker, Cascades, Mt Rainier and the Olympics).
