Day 43 - Samish Bay, Washington

Today we also took a drive to Bellingham, Wa. and south to Samish Bay where we visited the Taylor Shellfish Farms. They specialize in farming oysters and are one of the largest on the west coast.. Did you know that it takes 3 to 5 years to grow an oyster for harvest? Really surprising, considering that you can get them for $.25 each in any bar in the US.

Day 43 - Lynden, Washington

The Lynden area (just south of the border in Washington) is the nations major supplier of rasberrys. Janie and I took a drive through the growing area and had to stop and pick our own. They sell for $1.50 a pound, if you pick them yourself, and (Janie tells me) that's extremely cheap based on the normal supermarket price. What are we going to do with 10 pounds of rasberrys, when I don't care for them at all?