Family Adventure

It wasn't the sunny day KING 5's Chris Warren promised, but it still made for a fun day for a family adventure. We set out with a lunch packed in our favorite red cooler and headed to Fort Casey State Park on Whidbey Island http://www.visitwhidbey.com/camp-grounds/Fort-Casey-and-Keystone-State-Parks.html. The park's military roots are evident with the battlements above the beach-- huge ten inch guns to protect the Puget Sound from foreign invaders in the early 1900's. It was really cool to climb up the ladders to get a close up look at the carriage guns and explore all the little passageways and rooms. There's a great driftwood beach too. CSR loves the beach. The more driftwood and logs the better. Someone had built a sort of teepee shaped structure, which CSR thought was awesome. But there was no way to get inside it (which was probably a safe thing). Still it was fun playing on the beach. For CSR, it doesn't take long for a stick, log and bunch of seagrass is instantly a campfire, seat and fishing line.

While trying to get some pictures of the baby, poor RTR took a header onto the rocks... proving that he cannot sit up on his own yet and gravity hurts. What a dumb bunny I was to do that. Of course, I felt awful. He ended up with a little red mark on his forehead. Next time, I will look for a softer surface for photos or anchor him better.

On the wildlife watch, we spotted a sea lion in the water, two deer munching on the grass near one of the battlements, a bald eagle on a pole near the Keystone ferry landing and a blue heron in a pool along Highway 20.