Visiting Whidbey Island

 Our first stop of the day was at the massive Boeing plant where we saw, from an overlook, the types 747, 767, 777, and 787 being manufactured.  Quite impressive. 

But since they will not allow any type of camera or cell phone, these planes awaiting their test flights prior to customer acceptance were all we could photograph.  They did comment, or brag, that 70% of all commercial flights use Boeing airplanes.

This was our home in Coupeville, WA, on Whidbey Island.  The owner said that the building was only 26 years old, contrary to appearances.  Coupeville has strong building codes and this site was commercial.  So the first owners built this B&B in a Victorian mode since the city will not allow "new" buildings.

Here we are at the B&B.

Jumping ahead a bit, here is the breakfast setting. 

Beautiful tableware.

We had an early morning visit from these deer.  Can you spot the others?

A view from "downtown" Coupeville.

This is "downtown" Coupeville.

Lavender is big in this area.  These all are lavender plants of various colors.

This weekend in Sequim, [pronounced Squim, rhymes with prim] is the Lavender festival.  People have told us that it is really crowded then so maybe this is as close as we will come to lavender.