First day back on the bikes! It feels great to be back on them. We had a bit of a slow start and a few moments wondering where everything was going to fit, but we made use of every pannier. Everyone was in high spirits and enjoyed riding the Interurban Trail out of town. There were several steep spots that required the kids to walk while the grown ups pushed the bikes. The trail was lined with blackberry bushes in flower. I was wishing that the blackberries were ripe already!

The trail is on an old railway bed and much of it cuts along the edge of a cliff. It is hard to believe the trees can hang on to the side of such a steep hill.

We camped in the walk-in site area at Larabee State Park. We had reserved this site months ago when we were just barely planning the trip. We made a good choice on the site. As you can see it is right in the middle of some forest! H and A helped me set up the tent and then we performed our traditional tent filling ritual: the tossing of the bags.

After dinner some Bellingham friends visited us to play and walk down to the beach. It was fun to see them again! Sunset isn’t until around 10 pm here so we made our best effort to go to sleep while it was still light. We were all pretty tired and everyone was out by 9.