History of Whidbey Island

On New Year's Eve, we visited our friends, Gary and Joan who moved from San Diego to Whidbey Island and stayed for two nights before heading for South. It only took us nearly two hours to drive from the hotel nearby my friend, Nikki's place to another friends of ours. Thus, we let the boys sleep late before heading for Whidbey Island. Ryan especially indeed was glad to sleep longer than we usually let him over the last two weeks of Christmas Break.

On our way over to visit our friends, we decided to drive through Deception Pass Bridge instead of going on a Ferry. It was only thirty minutes longer, but it did not bother us for two reasons. One was wanting to see the beautiful sightseeing: driving through the Deception Pass not far from Puget Sound. Second, we did not want to pay extra expenses for the ferry. We were too cheap at that time. While we were there, we were curious how and where the largest Native Indians settled before the Spanish people took over the island in 1792. That included a mission had been started with a 2-acre (8,100 m²) fenced garden.

Fast forward, just a few months before during the World War II, the governors installed the bases and army's airplanes, helicopters and homes for the armies to sleep. It was hidden before the World War II actually effected. As of now, many men and women armies are living there. That included one of our friends, who used to work for the federals for decades.

While we were learning some basic historical facts about the Deception Pass Bridge, we wanted to see how deep the bridges, climates, and the environments. As we stepped outside of our van, we all felt chilly. The boys only stayed outside for a few minutes, even they didn't want to wear their jackets. Then, they hopped in a van laughing at me while I was standing outside a little bit longer. Truthfully, it was too beautiful to settle our possible future life when we retire. Peace of serenity was one of our aspect goals to look for the right location to settle down after we retire.