We're out of here

This has been one hot summer in Seattle. When the thermometer hit in the 90s and 100s last week we jumped in our boat and headed to our very favorite summer retreat -- Patos Island in the San Juans. Maybe its the carnivorous bees or the biting flies or the mosquitoes at sunset, but we always seem to have this island virtually to ourselves. This week we spent most of our time swimming in the cool (okay, cold) waters. But it actually felt good!