Bainbridge Island

This is now our third year in a row going to Bainbridge Island in October for the pumpkin walk. It has become one of my favorite traditions that we do. It has given us the chance to explore all sorts of places on the island. This October we have had absolutely gorgeous weather and it was so nice to be out on the Sound enjoying the warm, fall weather.

Our first stop for the day was at Fay Bainbridge Park. It is a really nice campground with RV spots and cabins along with campsites and is right on the Sound. We enjoyed the playground there and had a picnic and then spent lots of time on the beach.

 

The beach is truly our family's happy place. We love any chance we can to be there and it was such a gorgeous couple of hours. The girls found some shells and lots of flat rocks to take home to paint. We spotted a couple of seals in the water and the coolest thing that I have never seen before was harbor porpoises. At first we thought it was seals but then you could see the dorsal fin and they were smaller. There were quite a few out there and they were swimming around in pairs. I wish we had some binoculars to get a closer look but it was pretty exciting to watch. The funny thing is that in the morning I told Paige to wear her dolphin earrings so that we would see dolphins and I guess it was good luck. We also saw a fish in the water that was about a foot long and a big jellyfish swimming around. It was a great day for being at the beach!

Paige dug a hole under the blanket that was a bed for McCall when she fell asleep.

The perfect spot for a nap!

The tide was coming in and Nate rolled this log into the water so that he could see more into the water which is when we saw the jellyfish but it also brought some entertainment for me with the waves coming in and I always had the camera ready and waiting for a fall to happen. :)

Then we made a quick stop at a fun little unique spot- frog rock. 

Then we made it to Bainbridge Nursery for the pumpkin walk. This year we painted our own pumpkins to add to the walk and for others to enjoy.

Our beautiful creations

It is always a fun thing to wander through and see everyone's artwork and creativity.

Where we each put our pumpkins.

This was McCall's first time being in the front pack facing out and she loved it and slobbered and sucked on the fabric.

Some fun photo ops

We then checked out a free museum- Bainbridge Art Museum. It is was what you expect out of an art museum with some really cool and interesting pieces and others pieces that you wonder how it is considered art and think to yourself that my 4 year old could do that.

We then wandered around the local shops and found some interesting things.

Then we went to this playground that we have gone to each time we have made this trek. We first got some McDonald's for dinner and ate it here before playing and killing some time before our ferry ride home.

Not quite big enough or a fan of the swing yet.

The ferry ride was gorgeous as always. I love riding ferries in the evening. The sunset was GORGEOUS and so pink and I love the view of the Seattle skyline especially at night when all the lights are on. The moon was also out and reflecting on the water which made the view spectacular. 

 It was such a wonderful day and another great adventure with my sweet family.