Two of my favorite people in the world moved away from Texas a year ago. Their new location: Orcas Island. David and Sherry May are some of the kindest, most giving people we know. Mrs. May taught me Kindergarten for 6 weeks (before we moved) and David for two years. Mr. May was one of my teachers when I was in 5th grade. Seattle is only 3 hours (two by car plus 1 by ferry) from Orcas so when my family and I found out we were coming to Seattle this year we decided to take some time to go see the Mays. Since Mom and Dad have had practice we couldn’t find a time Dad could go with us but while he was in meetings Tuesday we took of for the ferry. We spent the night Tuesday night and headed back the Wednesday afternoon. It’s a gorgeous island and we had so much fun! Here’s the story in pictures…
We finally arrived at the ferry station. After parking the car and paying for our spot we realized that someone (we won’t mention names) had left their purse at the restaurant we ate lunch at. So, Dave “parked” the luggage in our parking spot and waited with it while I purchased tickets and Mom drove back to get the neglected purse. Mom made it back in plenty of time and we settled in for a 10 minutes wait…
Our view as the ferry pulled away from Antacortes
My Thoughtful Mother
Mom and I on the Ferry
Arriving at Orcas Island!!
The Mays were waiting for us when we docked. They snapped these photos for us.
After hugs we loaded the truck and they took us on a tour of the island. It is so beautiful! This little Island is called Indian Island.
Next, they took us up Mt. Constitution. Check out the fabulous view:
Dave, Mr. May, Mrs. May, and Mom
Me, Mrs. May, Mr. May, and David
Here’s Mr. and Mrs. May’s backyard. The stairs lead up to a little place called “Picnic Hill” where we cooked dinner.
Making Hobo stew, biscuits, and s’mores
All the Fixins… Yum
And of course more food! Here’s breakfast the next morning…
And I promised pictures of the house:
The Sweetest People…
These flowers are all over the island! They’re called Fox Gloves.
We found an abundance of poppies at a B&B and stopped for some pictures
David and Sherry teach at Orcas Christian School. Wednesday morning they gave us a tour of the school. The campus is amazing. It is state of the art and beautiful. Here’s a picture of the Orcas Christian School Chapel.
All too quickly, it was time to leave. Farwell Orcas!
We love you, Mr. and Mrs. May! Thanks for spending time with us!!!
