Lodging San Juan Island - Thanksgiving

Well, we had a houseful of guests who stayed at the Harrison House and Tucker House and celebrated Thanksgiving on San Juan Island. Some where here to visit family who live on the Island, others started new holiday traditions, and yet others came for a change from the ordinary. We infused a bit of holiday tradition into breakfast. Dessert on Thanksgiving morning was pumpkin pannacotta and the cookie fairy delivered pumpkin nut cookies that afternoon. You can find the recipes in La Cucina Anna Maria: Good Life Recipes from San Juan Island. The weather was absolutely spectacular and many of our guests worked off their breakfast and thanksgiving dinner by enjoying long hikes along the beaches and parks.

Lodging on Friday Harbor - Thanksgiving on the Islands

Many of our guests are choosing to spend the holidays on the Islands. Several restaurants including Steps Wine Bar & Cafe and Friday Harbor House will be serving Thanksgiving dinner. Some of our guests are going to prepare their own dinner in their suites and cottages. There is plenty to do on the Island - hiking, biking, kayaking, and whale watching - weather permitting. We had three guests take a bike ride this morning! If the weather is showering us with Northwest Sunshine, there are plenty of indoor options. Griffith Bay Books and Serendipity Used Books are the best places in town to find that perfect book. Then you can come back to the Inn and curl up in front of your fireplace. You might consider sipping a cup of lavender tea with some short bread at Pelindaba Downtown and for your evening entertainment- Stage Left is presenting Doubt, a mystery at the Roche Harbor Pavilion through December 1st.

Accommodations San Juan Island - Update

The new birch hardwood floors in Victoria's Flower Garden look great. Two rooms are complete and we are working on the flooring for the second bedroom and kitchen this week. We are in the process of designing the kitchen and selecting new tile for the back bathroom. Once we finish the floors, we will start installing the kitchen. This has been quite a transformation and we are looking forward to sharing the pictures soon.

Friday Harbor B&B Hosts Pilots Fly In

This morning we had the pleasure of hosting a Fly In from a local Air Club out of Seattle. The group flew two Cessnas and a Moonie into Friday Harbor Airport (FHR) and enjoyed breakfast and a tour of the Inn. The weather was perfect for their flight from Payne Field - one of the regional airports near Seattle. Conversation around the table included everything from flying to food. Speaking of food, we ate fresh fruit and homemade granola, homemade sour dough everything bagels, lox, cream cheese, onion, capers with a goat cheese scramble, and Crème brulée for dessert.

There is an active aviation community in Friday Harbor. The airport is only a 1/4 mile from the Inn and has plenty of tie downs for overnight guests. We will be more than happy to pick you up. For those traveling by float plane, the Friday Harbor Marina is only two blocks away.