The farm roads are much quieter now, with big Dutch timber barns, and crops of blueberry, corn , apples and potatoes.
Our host in Bellingham, Stephanie, lives in a traditional wooden bungalow, painted egg blue, surrounded by veggie gardens and chickens. She is invited to a "Potluck" supper at a friends house, so takes us too! The evening of delicious home made food is rounded of by a sort of game of charades, that broke down any national barriers!
A dazzling blue Stellar Jay annoys the chickens as we leave, next morning. Bellingham is a really charming historic town, freight trains hooting as they trundle past, but cars not, even though we accidentally ride the wrong way up the main street!
There is a fantastic new cycle track, built out on wooden trestle bridges in places, for miles from the town, then we are on the edge of one of the most scenic roads we have ever travelled, Chuckanut drive, snaking along the edge of the tree covered cliffs above a bay edged with oyster beds. The road is very quiet with lots of view points.Then it is across a flat farming plain, and we arrive at Anacortes. We check out the town, then ride south down the coast to where the view from our Warmshowers host's (Mike M) house is wonderful.
Tour miles to date: 600
Location:Vancouver to Anacortes
