{"id":1907,"date":"2010-07-30T19:59:40","date_gmt":"2010-07-31T02:59:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/coffeejitters.net\/blog\/?p=1907"},"modified":"2015-08-01T20:06:33","modified_gmt":"2015-08-02T03:06:33","slug":"bellingham-bay","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/coffeejitters.net\/blog\/2010\/07\/30\/bellingham-bay\/","title":{"rendered":"Bellingham Bay"},"content":{"rendered":"

In 2001, I drove my little dodge dakota alone off the ferry from Alaska, through the town of Bellingham without a second thought as I made my way to my new life in Seattle.<\/p>\n

In 2007, my husband and I overnighted in Bellingham before catching a 7 am cruise to Victoria, BC. \u00a0This past weekend my husband and daughter and I thought we’d finally stop and see what Bellingham had to offer.<\/p>\n

We didn’t spend much time downtown, but we were charmed by the boardwalk along Bellingham Bay.<\/p>\n

\"sailboat<\/a><\/p>\n

\"staircase<\/a><\/p>\n

\"pier<\/a><\/p>\n

\"concrete<\/a><\/p>\n

\"Canadian<\/a><\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

Loved this heron.<\/p>\n

\"Heron<\/a><\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

My girl had the best time. So much to discover!<\/p>\n

\"My<\/a><\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

I loved all the sailboats, and the sunset was spectcular.<\/p>\n

\"sailboat<\/a><\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

So beautiful and serene.<\/p>\n

\"tree<\/a><\/p>\n

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