Mona the Camel on San Juan Island

Mona the Camel is quite an icon on San Juan Island. Shaylynn, our innkeeper shared a personal moment with this beloved dromedary. We recommend that you do not try this at home!

New Specials and Events!

We have many new specials at the inn and at our Coho restaurant which if you havent tried is a must! With several Wine Dinners this month 7 courses for $100 and wine served with each, it truly is an experience, a great getaway paired with our Inn fall specials of dinner at Coho, wine, maple cookies, Washington grown apples and other treats for your room upon arrival. How about a nice picnic with water surrounding you and breathing fresh crisp air? Let us prepare you a wonderful lunch on our home-made sourdough bread, including a round trip taxi, bring your camara and hope to catch a glipse of our local Orcas! It will be a fun exciting adventure for anyone who needs a break from their daily lives and jobs-- have fun, relax and let us do the work for you!

Friday Harbor Accommodations - Fly to the Islands

Flying is quite a popular hobby on the Island - almost a necessity for Island life. Dave fulfilled his dream and got his private pilots license this past April. This winter he is going to work on his instrument rating. This past summer, Dave made good use of his new hobby. He flew off weekly and sometimes twice a week to pick up supplies and produce. The most important part of his shopping were the trips to the local farms for fresh berries and stone fruit. Now that the summer fruit season is over - his shopping is less exiting. He still goes to the Fairhaven Flour Mill to pick up our fresh ground organic flours.

Talking about flying, this morning we hosted a group of pilots who flew in from Payne Field - a local airport outside of Seattle. They flew in two Cessnas and a Moonie. We enjoyed a relaxing breakfast and talked about flying and food. Breakfast consisted of homemade granola, fresh season fruit, homemade sour dough everything bagels, lox, cream cheese and salmon and Crème brulée for dessert.

San Juan Islands Lodging - Fall is a Special Time!

Guests are enjoying the serenity and quiet that fall on the San Juan Islands has to offer. Two of our honeymooners are relaxing by their fire place and hot tub, while others are enjoying wine tastings at San Juan Island Vineyards or Brazenly Lucid Wines - just down the street. Others are using their get-away to purchase some holiday presents at Crystal Acres Alpaca Farm. The San Juan Community Theater is hosting the Seattle Opera's Young Artists this weekend and the Tommy Castro Band plays on the 4th. Stage Left presents Doubt the month of November.

Fall Fun on San Juan Island

The Island has lots to offer this time of year. Take advantage of the smaller crowds and some wonderful fall weather. Our guests have been enjoying great hikes in American and English Camp. One group hiked up to Mt. Young on English Camp and were treated with amazing views over the north part of the San Juan Islands. Others are enjoying the plays and concerts at the San Juan Island Community Theater. The restaurants are all still open and cooking up some fabulous food. Dave and I enjoyed some wonderful oysters and scallops at Back Door Kitchen, a scrumptuous seafood coconut curry at Golden Triangle and some out of this world salmon at 120 Nichols over the last few weeks. This is one of the tough parts of our jobs. We want to make sure that we are up on the latest menu offerings so that we can share them when you visit.

Fair Week 2007 - August 15-18

San Juan County fair ends this evening. It has been a great week of music, eating, and competition. Our Carrot Cake and Flourless Chocolate Torte both won blue ribbons! These recipes are in our Cookbook - La Cucina Anna Maria: Good Life Recipes from San Juan Island. Each night at the fair there is a featured dinner in the 'pit' - ribs, chicken, salmon, or steak sponsored by a local charity. Dave and I eat our way through the fair and end each night with ice cream from Lopez Island Creamery. There are two performance stages going simultaneously and lots of animals to pet and visit with. Last night the baby pygmy goats got our personal award for Best of Show!