Lummi Island

I just moved to Bellingham Washington, a city of 75,000, located between Vancouver B.C. and Seattle. The city sits on Bellingham Bay, and on a pristine day, it sparkles. The colors of shades of blue and green just pop. Although the area does receive quite a bit of damp, cloudy days, the past three days have been gorgeous. Glorious. I get almost delirious thinking about it. Jogs along the bay and just sitting and reading is what my life has consisted of recently. 

But today, I explored another one of Whatcom County's gems, Lummi Island. On a whim at around noon, my friend Fred and I hopped on a WTA bus and set off for the Lummi Island ferry terminal, just a 40 minute ride away from downtown Bellingham. The bus passes through the Lummi Nation tribal reservation.

At the terminal waiting for the ferry, we ate our sandwiches. Fred has a knack for making good food with a Spanish flair, so the sandwiches he made were especially good. The ferry arrived and we walked on with our bikes. 

Just a short 10 minutes later, we disembarked on Lummi and began winding our way down the quite roads. Our route took us to the hilly part of the island; I had to get of my bike many times and walk because my road bike simply did not have the low enough gears I needed to climb. Parts of the road was switchbacks. With such clear weather, Mt. Baker and the mainland was shinning in its spender. The perspective on the island was fresh too. I don't recall ever seeing the coast as I did today.

Lummi Island is definitely on my list to visit again. Fred and I only saw half of the island; there is still another half to see and explore. On the way back to the mainland, we met some other cyclers who said the other half of the island is flat and there is a quaint restaurant that is a must.