May 132011
 

B was having such a good time playing on the beach searching for crabs and critters under the rocks all while running around and laughing.  I knew he would be sleeping well that night.  To keep him going in the meantime, I prepared a Mediterranean tuna salad wrap.  This was super quick and easy to prepare and the flavors in this were amazing.  Light (not too much mayonaise) and fresh and so flavorful.  If you happen to make this, I hope you enjoy it as much as we did.  I should mention that if you eat this outdoors on a beautiful sunny day, it may taste even better.

Apr 242011
 

Our trip to Vancouver Island in Canada with our destination being Tofino was such an incredible trip. We met so many wonderful people and everyone was so genuinely nice here.  We caught the ferry from Sidney in Canada and then returned home to Orcas Island via the Friday Harbor ferry (pictured below is our Airstream in the waiting line).

When we finally unhitched at West Beach Resort, B and hubby went exploring on the beach and I began the tedius, but yet relaxing task of cracking the remainders of our freshly caught Dungenous Crab B and hubby caught while on their fishing trip with Lance.   I was ready to prepare some Dungeonous Crab Cakes and I wanted these to be simple because  I wanted the crab to the be the star!  Less is more with this recipe — you could even omit the celery but I wanted some kind of “crunch” amongst the delicate crab meat.  Maybe a freshly diced red bell pepper would be good instead of the celery — the possibliites are endless and all depend on what kind of mood you are in.

It is good to be home on Orcas Island and we are really looking forward to exploring the many farms this beautiful Island has to offer the public.  B can’t stop talking about visitng a farm with chickens and baby lambs — maybe we will!  All I know so far is that the folks here on this Island are so warm and welcoming!

Dec 012010
 

Now I’m not sure what happened to me over this Thanksgiving trip of ours, but something inside me changed. I became more calm, more relaxed and more, well….happy?. I can’t remember the last time I came home from vacation where I have felt so reenergized. Typically I feel like I need a vacation to get over the vacation we just had. Hopefully all of our trips will be wonderful like this one.

Nov 292010
 

THANKFUL we were that our Airstream survived the record breaking temps here in the San Juan Islands just before the Thanksgiving holiday.  Apparently temps were down into the low teens with gusts of winds up to 50 mph.  Luckily we learned that when our furnace runs, not only does it keep the inside of the Airstream nice and toasty warm, but the furnace is also “ducted” so it blows warm air on the pipes as well.