Green Vacation, Lopez Island In Washington


by Dale Montz - Date: 2008-08-04 - Word Count: 426 Share This!

This year, go green on your vacation, this is great for all kind of vacationers as there are many places you can go car-less and leave the carbon at home for a week or two.

One of those places is Lopez Island in Washington, it is the first stop made by the ferry in the San Juan Islands, which are located in the northwest corner of the state. The island is 15 miles long and eight miles wide. The ferry ride is 45 minutes from Seattle leaving Anacortes and arriving on Lopez Island, you can take your car, however, how about leaving your car at the ferry parking and enjoy the adventure of walking, biking and hiking in this wonderland of nature.

The whole island is accessible by bicycle, the main town is only four miles from the ferry landing and there are galleries, shops, restaurants and bakeries all within walking distance of one another. Then outside of town you can explore vineyards, farmlands, parks and natural waterways. Back to the shore you can take a slow pace of whale watching, fishing, clamming and crabbing.

Lopez Islander Resort offers free parking at the Anacortes ferry landing and then free shuttle service from the ferry landing on the island to the resort, just make those arrangements when you make your reservation. The resort is a full amenities resort including gourmet dining, swimming pool, golf, and seashore activities, it is a vacationers paradise, and all the while you will be going green and being good to mother earth.

There is a farmers market every Saturday in Lopez Village, it is a must to put on your to do list, make a day of golf and then just relax and enjoy the pristine beauty of the island. If you are into bird watching you found your paradise, and if you aren't into bird watching this place will definitely create an interest in it for you. Whatever you do don't forget your binoculars.

Make sure you take the ferry to all of the other islands, so you can experience all of their grandeur, and who know you may spot a whale or two along the way. When it is all said and done you will be glad you made the choice of leaving the car on main land and took the green vacation; what tales you will have to tell to family, friends and co-workers. To make all the arrangements for this memorable vacation you can have your personal website travel agent do all the arrangements and your vacation will start before the vacation.

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Dale and Bernice have enjoyed extensive travel and on one of their trips said to each other, we should do this for a living. With that said, they are now operating a travel website. They offer full personalized service online 24/7 at b.montz@comcast.net . Let them be your Vacation Specialist Dale and Bernice Travel YTB Dale and Bernice Montz

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