Marissa, so proud of you. As a union ironworker, you are the first person on any RV channel that I have seen flag any one into a spot using hand signals and doing it right. Cup your hand and flick your fingers to move forward and then close your hand as the stop signal. YOU ROCK GIRL !!!!!!!
THANKS FOR RIDING MY TROLLEY!!!!!! (actually you rode both trolleys) Hey guys I was your driver! JIM AND BARB THE RV FOOLS! The wife and I were on the Island for a summer workamping job. We had such a blast meeting so many people and entertaining them as we give them a tour of the island! San Juan Island is such a beautiful place and we hope to return next summer! We are back down south in Yuma for the winter planning our next adventures! CHECK US OUT AT RVFOOLS AND GIVE US A LIKE AND SUBSCRIBE and follow us as we try to grow!
My how FH has grown, joy to see it again. Family lived there in the mid 90's, ferry seemed to run like clockwork back then. Family was in 35' airstream full time traveling when they stumbled into FH and loved it so much bought a house and parked the rig:)
Your trip to the island looked like a lot of fun. I live in NC and travel to Ocracoke Island frequently. One thing about the NC Ferry system is that they run on time unless weather or some other extenuating circumstances prevents it. If you have reservations, be sure to be checked in 30 minutes ahead of time or you may lose your spot, they are pulling away from the docks on time. Another fun fact about Ocracoke Island and Hatteras, is that there are two plots of land that are leased to Great Britan and fly the Union Jack flag. In the past the Queen sent new flags every May (assume the King will do so now). In 1942 a German U-boat sank a British ship protecting our east coast shipping lanes. Locals found the bodies of 4 of the soldiers and buried them on Ocracoke. After an agreement between the US and Great Britain, it's now marked as British soil and fly their flag. Every May the US Coast Guard and the Royal Navy have a memorial service.
At 17:03, You have... It is... I am at a loss of words... Your children knows this game? It is AMAZING!!!! You just made a GREAT EXAMPLE of children thriving, having fun and being happy with out the use of an electronic device.... Just gave me a bunch of flash back memories!!!!
we loved SJI too! Next time don't miss the sculpture garden at Roche Harbor. Any easy walk from the Harbor, there are many fun sculptures for the kids to discover! So unique too. Wescott Bay Oyster farm for a great lunch too. We RVd our rig at the fair grounds. E/W only but there's a popular kids playground there as well as full bath house. Not a fancy bath house and no privacy in rv sites but we were gone for most of every day.
Friday Harbor was where I was raised, & your video brought back so many childhood memories, thank you from the whole heart. My father is 86 & still lives there. I'm hoping to take my east coast husband to see this beautiful island where I grew up within the next few years. Thank you again for the wonderful walk down memory lane. I hope you all enjoyed your visit.❤❤
I'll be 80 next June so I may have heard his name, being that I graduated from Friday Harbor in 1963. My family bought view property from Howard Lawson in 1954.
Thank you for showcasing our beautiful part of the world! My parents boated in the San Juans every summer and Roche Harbor was our happy place. When my Dad passed, away we sprinkled his ashes in the bay at Roche Harbor. They have a flag lowering ceremony at sunset every night and they announce the people they were honoring that evening. BTW the Washington State ferry system has been struggling with older boats and staffing issues. They won’t run a route if there aren’t enough staff so they have to cancel certain runs. The ferries get backed up hence the 75 minute wait. Sorry if that interfered with your plans. But we are so glad you came to our area. Thank you!
Marrisa is a real funny treat, love her and the kids as they have grown up! Funny watching you two youngsters traveling and haveing a good time! I laugh so loud as you two talk to the kids about milk in the sippy cups! Oh My Lord, my Tennesse Grandmother would have had a heart attack, if she thought we would spend 20 cents for an RC Cola back in 1958!
There are jump points under the hood to jump start the motor. Look for a plastic round disc in center area of the engine compartment towards the top. Then on the drivers side there's a ground block. I was laughing when you were opening the battery compartment. I've done that.
I am thinking about all the changes to our life in my 50's, 60. 70's! However, I remember driving down the red dirt roads with my cousin Rodger going to Route 2, (I think, this was next door to my Grandparents home!) My Grandma would send me over to Zollies, or Zollies general store and gas pumps back in the 50's. This was before the Interstate highway system was built! However, I think my dad and his 7 brothers, and my one aunt Leola, were the rock of my family in my 50's growing up! Thank goodness that my youngest Aunt Leola Overholt Talley shared so much of her life with me before she was called home unto our Lord!
We were stationed on Whidbey Island! Our son was born there and our youngest daughter was born on Anacortes. We have our favorite family memories living there! We look forward to going back! I’m so excited you guys got to go there too!
@@LessJunkMoreJourney When I went to high school in FH in the early 60's, we kids couldn't wait to get off of "the rock", but now I miss the ocean a lot.
A couple of years ago we were in Anacortes and went on the ferry to Lopez Island with our E-Bikes. We are seniors and at the time the cost of a round trip on the ferry with our bikes was $11 each person. It was a little hilly but we rode all over the island and had a great time.
Be sure to drive to the top of Mt. Erie on Fidalgo Island. The view of a lake plus the sound looking east is great. I always thought Fidalgo was prettier than any of the San Juans and Orcas was prettier than San Juan.Doubt I'll ever return but I graduated from FHHS in '63.
I have been wanting to get up to that island! Growing up on Fox Island we had a small cabin cruiser that my dad gutted the insides and rebuilt it. We spent every weekend we could on the sound and summers up in the San Juan's. I love sleeping on a boat! I'm glad you got up there, but sorry the ferry system is so stretched. Hoping you stayed in the west side of Washington long enough to e experience our beautiful blue sky days.
: ) WOWO! THANKS MUCH for shairng and not getting stuck on the island : ) It seems our Ferry System is in ROUGH SHAPE indeed : ( Not as it used to be at all. Glad you enjoyed it and ALL the BEST ! ! Cheers : )
We went yesterday and the ferry situation is a HOT MESS! 😅 On our way over it took more than 2 hours to arrive at San Juan. The ferry schedule online is very confusing. I had seen a comment on another video about how they get canceled all the time and you might get stranded for 12 hours! We ate a late lunch at the brewery, which was excellent by the way and then we decided we shoukd check on the times and try to get some kind of confirmation. Ended up finding out at the boarding gate that the current ferry boarding was going to be the last one until possibly 10pm 😮 So...we got on that sucker. We really wanted to visit the state park. I think planning to stay a night or two would be best so you can see everything. ❤ It was beautiful, I love the water too Marissa!
I lived on San Juan Island for 2 years back in the 80s. Back then the ferries were always off scheduled but it was referred by the locals as "Island Time" where everything was late.
I remember one year when the under-water power cable broke in a big storm and all the Islands were without power except a few hours a day from OPALCO's emergency generator. I also remember when the U.S. Army from Fort Ord came to the south end of San Juan to put on an exercise. Oh, how did the girls in my high school go wild for those soldiers!
My teenage years were spent island hopping. We'd stay on Guemus Island with our 18-foot bayliner every summer for weeks. We would stay away from Friday harbor. Eating our fresh caught crab and bread from the nuns who'd great you on Shaw Island. Lopez has the best farmers market and ice cream.
Stopped overnight at a campground that is right on the Susquehanna River. We were parked right on the river and saw a paddle wheel ferry pull up to the boat slip. Our son asked if we could get a ride over to the town on the other side with no reservations, and they said “sure!” We loved it. Such a beautiful ride and went over to the picturesque town on the other side and had some amazing burgers and shakes. Explored the town, hopped back on the ferry for the last run of the evening before sunset, and continued on our way the next morning to Houghton, NY. We definitely will go back.
What a great video! Great island. Nice learning of the Pig War History. That is great for kids know and learn. So glad you were able to get back on the fairy after the fairy was way late. Oh no with the Lineage with the battery Hope the Lineage is doing ok now. Great video! Have a great week and weekend. Safe travels.
Hi guys. I believe the RV has a power boost for when your battery is dead. It stores enough energy to restart the rig a couple of times. Check that out. I have a 2015 Mercedes sprinter van camper that Winnebago converted into an RV and it has that feature. With your being new, it should have that as well.
I lived in Friday Harbor for 18 years. My family moved off-island 5 years ago. It's such a wonderful place and I miss it dearly! But, we are full time RVers now and see lots of new places.
OMG, these kids are growing up so fast, however, I want to hear them tell Mommy (Marrisa) what and how they have learned) since they left the homestead in Tennessee!
So exciting to see you in the San Juan Islands. I graduated from Friday Harbor High School. Spent a lot of time on those ferry rides. I love that you learned about the Pig War. I was confident that the ferry would eventually show up. You were just on island time for a day.
I love to look for views too!! Makes the food even better! Now I gotta pop up there some weekend and try their donuts!! The San Juan’s are definitely a treat !
thanks for taking the jolly trolley. FYI...ferry food. is similar to airport food😊 I look at that flag daily...at least in the summer. It's too bad they don't tell you what the Samish Tribe can tell you about the British. You come in high season that should be the expectation.. .It's just late and they were lacking a crew member. Not sure when you were on the Island...there was issues generally with the inter island ferry. This was a bit exaggerated you would have gotten off the Island.
I used to live in Anacortes. I love the San Juan Islands. Friday Harbor is a sweet little town, and the island holds many treats. I’ve eaten in that same cafe, the food is excellent.
When I lived there in the 70's I knew well the family who started the Whale Museum. In the 59's my dad, mom and I would take a shallow-bottomed boat to False Bay with a pitchfork and scoop up crabs for dinner. My dad would put water in a big kettle and drop the live crabs into the water. Much of my life there was spent eating crab salad and hot crabs in the shell to be cracked open with butter on them. And eating steamer clams and eating clam nectar. In the late fifties there were millions of Belgian Hare rabbits all over the Island though mostly on the barren South End. People would come from Seattle and drive around the Island in rabbit cars, which were cars with no top and one person would shine a light at the rabbit at night and the bunny would freeze and a net scooped them up and put into a cage to be transported back to Seattle to sell for food. And every spring my neighbor friend and I would look for fresh mounds of dirt in a field. We would scrape away the dirt and reach our hands into a hole and pull out baby bunnies. If they were too young, we left them but if big enough we would take them home and feed them with eye droppers until they became pets and would roam around our yards.
It's so cool to see you guys out in the PNW! You came out at a perfect time of year too while the weather is still nice. We still can't believe that we won't be here for winter and get to chase the nice weather like you guys - it feels like cheating lol. Another amazing video, as always. Hopefully we will see you guys out on the road! Safe travels, and God bless
The red knob looking thing in the engine compartment at 19:21 is where you hook up the positive jumper cable, just push it in toward the firewall and it will expose a post to clamp to and there should be a bare post on one side of the engine bay that is for the negative cable. Next time you need to jump it. Sent you an email of a video link that I created today.
Great video (again🥰), I have always wanted to visit “the island”. The trolly system looks like fun. My niece owns a VRBO there, so I guess it’s time to make a reservation and enjoy the family discount.
If you would have taken the left at the round about you would have gone to Whidbey Island. You would have seen Navy jets, Deception pass, and several unique small towns.
Okay, all the years I've lived in the islands here, I've wondered who actually bought ferry food. As for the schedules, the ferry system is severely underfunded by the state (as part of the state highway system). In addition, the crew must all be US Coast Guard documented, a process that takes a significant amount of time. Thus when each boat is staffed super-close to the bone, one crew member calling out sometimes means the ferry cannot go at all (though they do try to call around for subs). In addition, with minimal crew (which is still short-handed in terms of their goals), they cannot load and unload at the expected pace, so each ferry gets progressively later as the day goes on. If they've had to cancel a run, later ferries will "improvise" to pick up at the islands that got missed. The good news is that they're adjusting the schedules in the coming year to account for these longer "dwell times." Unless you're trying for the last ferry of the night, people virtually always can get back to the mainland, especially if you're walking on. We just call it Island Time, grumble a lot, but live with it.
We take our RV every Summer to our cabin on Orcas Island for two weeks. Costs $320 round trip which is very reasonable considering the price to stay in a VRBO. We use the trailer and friends come to stay in the cabin. The BC ferries are a bit more expensive but they aren't as strict about the vehicle lengths and also have saver fares if you are flexible in your travel times.
Doubt you’re still in WA but if you are ….. you must check out Edmonds! On the water and has the best fun beaches and trails and fabulous kids play areas every where. Love seeing your joy at exploring my state!
I can’t stop lololol.. it’s sooo normal. It’s a daily schedule every single day there. Many get stuck and you just wing it and trust me when I say they will take care of you if that happens. Don’t forget to have a Dutch Brother freeze coffee. Carmel is my favorite.
Marissa is absolutely right we should learn a lot from history. Unfortunately many, many folks don't. It can be dangerous jumping vehicles these days as the diodes in the alternators are not as robust as they used to be. A jump box it a much safer option but any port in a storm.
When I go to a new city or place that has a trolly I like to take it. Because it gives you information about the area and if I want to go back I’ll know what I want to see.
You missed the better island, Orcas. The views from Mt. Constitution are spectacular. But if you don't have a car, go to San Juan island. Also, the best donuts are in Anacortes at the Donut House--a must for everytime I go to Orcas. The islands are my favorite place in the world.
You guys should take the Edmonds Kingston ferry to the Olympic peninsula. Or if your on whidbey island take the coopville ferry to portownend that’s another way to get to the Olympic peninsula
I was looking into a paramedic job many years ago on San Juan Island. It didn’t work out. That looked like a pain in the butt jump starting the camper. I am surprised with the battery under the floor there aren’t jumper terminals under the hood. Jumper packs can save the day. Have one in each of our vehicles.
When it comes to ferry transportation there are so many variables that mess up the timing. And you need to have on of those small battery charges for when your battery dies.
I live on San Juan Island and yes, the ferry can be a ginormous pain in the behind! But it is worth it, life here is just a bit slower and sweeter. I am an aspiring full timer and we store our TT in Anacortes because it costs $300 to get it on the island. May I ask what campground/RV Park you were at? Always looking for good ones close by for weekend trips!
Imagine living here in Friday Harbor. When a crew member is missing is because of lack of coastguard documented crewmembers. Meaning they don't have enough documented crew members to run the boat. Btw... we don't have soup kitchens here
Last couple summers San Juan has had the worst service of the islands. . Our ferry system is a mess for many reasons. Orcas for a week vacation next time at Moran state park or west beach resort.
When you had the dead battery you showed the engine compartment. There was an bright red plastic thingy. All you have to do is push the plastic in and that's the positive terminal the negative is a metal rod nearby on the side of the compartment. No need to go thru what you did..... next time you'll know
Also when you park the class c and go away for a couple of hours switch the red battery switch turn disconnect the batterys so this doesn't happen again
Marissa, so proud of you. As a union ironworker, you are the first person on any RV channel that I have seen flag any one into a spot using hand signals and doing it right. Cup your hand and flick your fingers to move forward and then close your hand as the stop signal. YOU ROCK GIRL !!!!!!!
Thanks!
THANKS FOR RIDING MY TROLLEY!!!!!! (actually you rode both trolleys) Hey guys I was your driver! JIM AND BARB THE RV FOOLS! The wife and I were on the Island for a summer workamping job. We had such a blast meeting so many people and entertaining them as we give them a tour of the island! San Juan Island is such a beautiful place and we hope to return next summer! We are back down south in Yuma for the winter planning our next adventures! CHECK US OUT AT RVFOOLS AND GIVE US A LIKE AND SUBSCRIBE and follow us as we try to grow!
That’s amazing! 🤩 thank you for a great tour!
I moved to the Olympic Peninsula in Washington in 1988 from South Carolina. There are so many beautiful places around here, I will never leave.
Definitely a beautiful place to call home
My how FH has grown, joy to see it again. Family lived there in the mid 90's, ferry seemed to run like clockwork back then. Family was in 35' airstream full time traveling when they stumbled into FH and loved it so much bought a house and parked the rig:)
Very cool!
Your trip to the island looked like a lot of fun. I live in NC and travel to Ocracoke Island frequently. One thing about the NC Ferry system is that they run on time unless weather or some other extenuating circumstances prevents it. If you have reservations, be sure to be checked in 30 minutes ahead of time or you may lose your spot, they are pulling away from the docks on time.
Another fun fact about Ocracoke Island and Hatteras, is that there are two plots of land that are leased to Great Britan and fly the Union Jack flag. In the past the Queen sent new flags every May (assume the King will do so now). In 1942 a German U-boat sank a British ship protecting our east coast shipping lanes. Locals found the bodies of 4 of the soldiers and buried them on Ocracoke. After an agreement between the US and Great Britain, it's now marked as British soil and fly their flag. Every May the US Coast Guard and the Royal Navy have a memorial service.
Ocracoke was fun!
At 17:03, You have... It is... I am at a loss of words... Your children knows this game? It is AMAZING!!!! You just made a GREAT EXAMPLE of children thriving, having fun and being happy with out the use of an electronic device.... Just gave me a bunch of flash back memories!!!!
Wow, thank you!
we loved SJI too! Next time don't miss the sculpture garden at Roche Harbor. Any easy walk from the Harbor, there are many fun sculptures for the kids to discover! So unique too. Wescott Bay Oyster farm for a great lunch too. We RVd our rig at the fair grounds. E/W only but there's a popular kids playground there as well as full bath house. Not a fancy bath house and no privacy in rv sites but we were gone for most of every day.
Thank you for the great tip about the sculpture garden! That would be a great place to add for a future trip!
Friday Harbor was where I was raised, & your video brought back so many childhood memories, thank you from the whole heart. My father is 86 & still lives there. I'm hoping to take my east coast husband to see this beautiful island where I grew up within the next few years. Thank you again for the wonderful walk down memory lane. I hope you all enjoyed your visit.❤❤
That’s so fun!!
I'll be 80 next June so I may have heard his name, being that I graduated from Friday Harbor in 1963. My family bought view property from Howard Lawson in 1954.
Quite the journey and so much fun!!!
Thank you! It really was a blast
I again am moved by the joy you folks take in life, learning and fellowship. Always look forward to your videos!
Thank you 😊
Thank you for showcasing our beautiful part of the world! My parents boated in the San Juans every summer and Roche Harbor was our happy place. When my Dad passed, away we sprinkled his ashes in the bay at Roche Harbor. They have a flag lowering ceremony at sunset every night and they announce the people they were honoring that evening. BTW the Washington State ferry system has been struggling with older boats and staffing issues. They won’t run a route if there aren’t enough staff so they have to cancel certain runs. The ferries get backed up hence the 75 minute wait. Sorry if that interfered with your plans. But we are so glad you came to our area. Thank you!
Thanks for sharing that!
Jason, no guarantees in life! You and your fmily need to live each day to the best!
Marrisa is a real funny treat, love her and the kids as they have grown up! Funny watching you two youngsters traveling and haveing a good time! I laugh so loud as you two talk to the kids about milk in the sippy cups! Oh My Lord, my Tennesse Grandmother would have had a heart attack, if she thought we would spend 20 cents for an RC Cola back in 1958!
heehee I can just hear it! Thank you so much for coming along on our journey.
There are jump points under the hood to jump start the motor. Look for a plastic round disc in center area of the engine compartment towards the top. Then on the drivers side there's a ground block. I was laughing when you were opening the battery compartment. I've done that.
Oh thank you for the tips!
at 19:21 in the video its the red round part it pushes back to put the positive cable to it
That red plastic disk keeps anything from touching it cause it is hot 12 v
I am thinking about all the changes to our life in my 50's, 60. 70's! However, I remember driving down the red dirt roads with my cousin Rodger going to Route 2, (I think, this was next door to my Grandparents home!) My Grandma would send me over to Zollies, or Zollies general store and gas pumps back in the 50's. This was before the Interstate highway system was built! However, I think my dad and his 7 brothers, and my one aunt Leola, were the rock of my family in my 50's growing up! Thank goodness that my youngest Aunt Leola Overholt Talley shared so much of her life with me before she was called home unto our Lord!
We were stationed on Whidbey Island! Our son was born there and our youngest daughter was born on Anacortes. We have our favorite family memories living there! We look forward to going back! I’m so excited you guys got to go there too!
Oh my goodness! That's so amazing and how special to be born on such a small island
@@LessJunkMoreJourney When I went to high school in FH in the early 60's, we kids couldn't wait to get off of "the rock", but now I miss the ocean a lot.
A couple of years ago we were in Anacortes and went on the ferry to Lopez Island with our E-Bikes. We are seniors and at the time the cost of a round trip on the ferry with our bikes was $11 each person. It was a little hilly but we rode all over the island and had a great time.
That sounds so fun!
Be sure to drive to the top of Mt. Erie on Fidalgo Island. The view of a lake plus the sound looking east is great. I always thought Fidalgo was prettier than any of the San Juans and Orcas was prettier than San Juan.Doubt I'll ever return but I graduated from FHHS in '63.
That's so amazing!
I have been wanting to get up to that island! Growing up on Fox Island we had a small cabin cruiser that my dad gutted the insides and rebuilt it. We spent every weekend we could on the sound and summers up in the San Juan's. I love sleeping on a boat! I'm glad you got up there, but sorry the ferry system is so stretched. Hoping you stayed in the west side of Washington long enough to e experience our beautiful blue sky days.
Thank sounds amazing 🤩
: ) WOWO! THANKS MUCH for shairng and not getting stuck on the island : ) It seems our Ferry System is in ROUGH SHAPE indeed : ( Not as it used to be at all. Glad you enjoyed it and ALL the BEST ! ! Cheers : )
We went yesterday and the ferry situation is a HOT MESS! 😅 On our way over it took more than 2 hours to arrive at San Juan. The ferry schedule online is very confusing. I had seen a comment on another video about how they get canceled all the time and you might get stranded for 12 hours! We ate a late lunch at the brewery, which was excellent by the way and then we decided we shoukd check on the times and try to get some kind of confirmation. Ended up finding out at the boarding gate that the current ferry boarding was going to be the last one until possibly 10pm 😮 So...we got on that sucker. We really wanted to visit the state park. I think planning to stay a night or two would be best so you can see everything. ❤ It was beautiful, I love the water too Marissa!
Yikes! That sounds like quite the adventure 😅
@@LessJunkMoreJourney 🤣
Thanks for the video. You guys are the only campers I watch lately.
Thanks for watching!
I lived on San Juan Island for 2 years back in the 80s. Back then the ferries were always off scheduled but it was referred by the locals as "Island Time" where everything was late.
That makes sense!!
I remember one year when the under-water power cable broke in a big storm and all the Islands were without power except a few hours a day from OPALCO's emergency generator. I also remember when the U.S. Army from Fort Ord came to the south end of San Juan to put on an exercise. Oh, how did the girls in my high school go wild for those soldiers!
Haven’t been to SJI/FH in years. Would like to go back.
oh too late but there are posts under the hood for jumping
Thanks!
My teenage years were spent island hopping. We'd stay on Guemus Island with our 18-foot bayliner every summer for weeks. We would stay away from Friday harbor. Eating our fresh caught crab and bread from the nuns who'd great you on Shaw Island. Lopez has the best farmers market and ice cream.
AMAZING 🤩
Stopped overnight at a campground that is right on the Susquehanna River. We were parked right on the river and saw a paddle wheel ferry pull up to the boat slip. Our son asked if we could get a ride over to the town on the other side with no reservations, and they said “sure!” We loved it. Such a beautiful ride and went over to the picturesque town on the other side and had some amazing burgers and shakes. Explored the town, hopped back on the ferry for the last run of the evening before sunset, and continued on our way the next morning to Houghton, NY. We definitely will go back.
Me too! It’s amazing 🤩
What a great video! Great island. Nice learning of the Pig War History. That is great for kids know and learn. So glad you were able to get back on the fairy after the fairy was way late. Oh no with the Lineage with the battery Hope the Lineage is doing ok now. Great video! Have a great week and weekend. Safe travels.
So interesting we loved it!
@@LessJunkMoreJourney
Glad you loved it! I would too if I was there.
Hi guys. I believe the RV has a power boost for when your battery is dead. It stores enough energy to restart the rig a couple of times. Check that out. I have a 2015 Mercedes sprinter van camper that Winnebago converted into an RV and it has that feature. With your being new, it should have that as well.
Thanks!
I have only been to Washington state once. But I can't wait to go back now that we have a class b.
It will be a very different experience! So easy in a B!
I lived in Friday Harbor for 18 years. My family moved off-island 5 years ago. It's such a wonderful place and I miss it dearly!
But, we are full time RVers now and see lots of new places.
Amazing!
What a wonderful adventure. I would have spent hours looking for the battery. Glad everything worked out.
Thanks for watching!
Thanks for History info love it😊
Thanks for watching!
Never heard of this place before. Had to Google Map it to see where you are. Interesting. Thanks. 🇨🇦
It's pretty amazing! Just make sure to give yourself lots of time! 😂
OMG, these kids are growing up so fast, however, I want to hear them tell Mommy (Marrisa) what and how they have learned) since they left the homestead in Tennessee!
So exciting to see you in the San Juan Islands. I graduated from Friday Harbor High School. Spent a lot of time on those ferry rides. I love that you learned about the Pig War. I was confident that the ferry would eventually show up. You were just on island time for a day.
Yes 😅
What a great time. Have fun!
Thanks for watching!
We're glad you made it off the island and got the Lineage started!
🙌🙌🙌
I love to look for views too!! Makes the food even better! Now I gotta pop up there some weekend and try their donuts!! The San Juan’s are definitely a treat !
They’re lovely!
thanks for taking the jolly trolley. FYI...ferry food. is similar to airport food😊 I look at that flag daily...at least in the summer. It's too bad they don't tell you what the Samish Tribe can tell you about the British. You come in high season that should be the expectation..
.It's just late and they were lacking a crew member. Not sure when you were on the Island...there was issues generally with the inter island ferry. This was a bit exaggerated you would have gotten off the Island.
Thanks for the info!
I used to live in Anacortes. I love the San Juan Islands. Friday Harbor is a sweet little town, and the island holds many treats. I’ve eaten in that same cafe, the food is excellent.
Wow! Such a special place!
When I lived there in the 70's I knew well the family who started the Whale Museum.
In the 59's my dad, mom and I would take a shallow-bottomed boat to False Bay with a pitchfork and scoop up crabs for dinner. My dad would put water in a big kettle and drop the live crabs into the water. Much of my life there was spent eating crab salad and hot crabs in the shell to be cracked open with butter on them. And eating steamer clams and eating clam nectar. In the late fifties there were millions of Belgian Hare rabbits all over the Island though mostly on the barren South End. People would come from Seattle and drive around the Island in rabbit cars, which were cars with no top and one person would shine a light at the rabbit at night and the bunny would freeze and a net scooped them up and put into a cage to be transported back to Seattle to sell for food. And every spring my neighbor friend and I would look for fresh mounds of dirt in a field. We would scrape away the dirt and reach our hands into a hole and pull out baby bunnies. If they were too young, we left them but if big enough we would take them home and feed them with eye droppers until they became pets and would roam around our yards.
Super vlog, looked like you had a great adventure, love hearing about the history. ❤️🇬🇧
Glad you enjoyed it!
Love the San Juan Islands and the ferry trips. Hope your battery does OK.
It did!
Beautiful families ❤
You are so kind
What a beautiful and fun experience!! 💙🩷🩷💙
It really is!
Enjoyed it. Blessings
Thank you 🙏
It's so cool to see you guys out in the PNW! You came out at a perfect time of year too while the weather is still nice. We still can't believe that we won't be here for winter and get to chase the nice weather like you guys - it feels like cheating lol. Another amazing video, as always. Hopefully we will see you guys out on the road! Safe travels, and God bless
It’s just a really good hack!
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The red knob looking thing in the engine compartment at 19:21 is where you hook up the positive jumper cable, just push it in toward the firewall and it will expose a post to clamp to and there should be a bare post on one side of the engine bay that is for the negative cable. Next time you need to jump it. Sent you an email of a video link that I created today.
Thanks for the tips!
Great video (again🥰), I have always wanted to visit “the island”. The trolly system looks like fun. My niece owns a VRBO there, so I guess it’s time to make a reservation and enjoy the family discount.
We had a great time 🙌
I'm still freaking excited that y'all are out near me❤😂😂😂
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If you would have taken the left at the round about you would have gone to Whidbey Island. You would have seen Navy jets, Deception pass, and several unique small towns.
Oh thanks for the tips!
Welcome to the life of depending on the Washington state ferry!
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WOW thanks for the memories. Spent a lot of summers there. Yes we have the best clam chowder. Lol
Thanks for watching!
Since Covid, and with problems with older ferries, also being able to get help to work on them, it has been issues...
I can imagine! Seems to be hiring troubles just about everywhere.
Okay, all the years I've lived in the islands here, I've wondered who actually bought ferry food. As for the schedules, the ferry system is severely underfunded by the state (as part of the state highway system). In addition, the crew must all be US Coast Guard documented, a process that takes a significant amount of time. Thus when each boat is staffed super-close to the bone, one crew member calling out sometimes means the ferry cannot go at all (though they do try to call around for subs). In addition, with minimal crew (which is still short-handed in terms of their goals), they cannot load and unload at the expected pace, so each ferry gets progressively later as the day goes on. If they've had to cancel a run, later ferries will "improvise" to pick up at the islands that got missed. The good news is that they're adjusting the schedules in the coming year to account for these longer "dwell times." Unless you're trying for the last ferry of the night, people virtually always can get back to the mainland, especially if you're walking on. We just call it Island Time, grumble a lot, but live with it.
😂😂 It's me! We eat the ferry food! 🫣 Thank you so much for the clarification, had no idea it was that thorough for getting new staff.
We take our RV every Summer to our cabin on Orcas Island for two weeks. Costs $320 round trip which is very reasonable considering the price to stay in a VRBO. We use the trailer and friends come to stay in the cabin. The BC ferries are a bit more expensive but they aren't as strict about the vehicle lengths and also have saver fares if you are flexible in your travel times.
Thanks for the information!
JJ is so sweet " we can share"
😊😊😊 He really is
@@LessJunkMoreJourney well as parents you can take some credit for raising good people
😂 Great video. ❤ Alpacas they’re so cute.
They are 🦙
POPCORN! Ah ha ha - boy after my own heart. Alpacas crack me up. Oh my - totally forgot about "London Bridge".
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Beautiful pic of Marissa on the thumbnail!
Glad you had buddies there to jump y'all.
It was so fun!!
Have you checked out Deception Pass? Love that area
Soon!
Doubt you’re still in WA but if you are ….. you must check out Edmonds! On the water and has the best fun beaches and trails and fabulous kids play areas every where. Love seeing your joy at exploring my state!
Thanks! Next time!
I can’t stop lololol.. it’s sooo normal. It’s a daily schedule every single day there. Many get stuck and you just wing it and trust me when I say they will take care of you if that happens. Don’t forget to have a Dutch Brother freeze coffee. Carmel is my favorite.
Thanks!!
There are terminals under the hood for connecting a battery charger or jumper cables. You do not have to get into the battery compartment at all.
Thanks!!
You need to get one of those jumper packs. They come in so handy.
We have one just didn’t have it with us!
Did you go inside the Hotel de Haro? The guestbook was signed by Theodore Roosevelt.
That's so cool!
Marissa is absolutely right we should learn a lot from history. Unfortunately many, many folks don't. It can be dangerous jumping vehicles these days as the diodes in the alternators are not as robust as they used to be. A jump box it a much safer option but any port in a storm.
That’s the sad reality!
When I go to a new city or place that has a trolly I like to take it. Because it gives you information about the area and if I want to go back I’ll know what I want to see.
Trolleys are a great way to explore
You missed the better island, Orcas. The views from Mt. Constitution are spectacular. But if you don't have a car, go to San Juan island. Also, the best donuts are in Anacortes at the Donut House--a must for everytime I go to Orcas. The islands are my favorite place in the world.
Guess we have to go back!
Reason for their fluffy top knot is the hair in that area does not grow back when cut.
Interesting 🧐
We visited the same island a few weeks ago with other full time rv friends!
Awesome 👏
You guys should take the Edmonds Kingston ferry to the Olympic peninsula. Or if your on whidbey island take the coopville ferry to portownend that’s another way to get to the Olympic peninsula
Thanks!
On a class a b and c you turn on the generator it will recharge the batterys so the rig can start !!
Thanks!
What a place for a battery!!
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I was looking into a paramedic job many years ago on San Juan Island. It didn’t work out. That looked like a pain in the butt jump starting the camper. I am surprised with the battery under the floor there aren’t jumper terminals under the hood. Jumper packs can save the day. Have one in each of our vehicles.
What an amazing place!
When it comes to ferry transportation there are so many variables that mess up the timing. And you need to have on of those small battery charges for when your battery dies.
Yep!
I lived in Anacortes for 27 years
Wow!
That was quite the Journey. The wife's sister lives on Vancouver Island 🇨🇦
It’s very special here!
We visited there in June…thinking of volunteering at the NPS site there in 2026.
It sounds like an amazing volunteer opportunity!
I live on San Juan Island and yes, the ferry can be a ginormous pain in the behind! But it is worth it, life here is just a bit slower and sweeter. I am an aspiring full timer and we store our TT in Anacortes because it costs $300 to get it on the island. May I ask what campground/RV Park you were at? Always looking for good ones close by for weekend trips!
What an amazing place to call home!
There are jumping posts in the engine compartment to jump the engine. lol
Thanks!
Wow! Seems very busy. When did you guys go?
In August
"It's all part of the journey."
Our catchphrase as full-time RVers too, thanks to Marissa! 😉
That’s what helps us get through so much!
Imagine living here in Friday Harbor. When a crew member is missing is because of lack of coastguard documented crewmembers. Meaning they don't have enough documented crew members to run the boat. Btw... we don't have soup kitchens here
We're going to be in that area. Now I have to re-think it (going on the ferry) after watching this. But, we probably will anyway. Lol
You should go!
Last couple summers San Juan has had the worst service of the islands. . Our ferry system is a mess for many reasons. Orcas for a week vacation next time at Moran state park or west beach resort.
That’s good to know!
There is a positive and negative posts under the hood for jump starting. My car has the battery under the seat.
Oh wow! Wish I’d known that!
Tim’s aunt lives on in Friday Harbor
That's so cool! Has she lived there a long time?
@@LessJunkMoreJourney most of her adult life
When you had the dead battery you showed the engine compartment. There was an bright red plastic thingy. All you have to do is push the plastic in and that's the positive terminal the negative is a metal rod nearby on the side of the compartment. No need to go thru what you did..... next time you'll know
We did the same thing and did the Sea Kayak whale watching trip out of Roche Harbour.
That sounds amazing!
@@LessJunkMoreJourney It was! We ran into a late ferry also.
Also when you park the class c and go away for a couple of hours switch the red battery switch turn disconnect the batterys so this doesn't happen again
Thanks for the tip!
"You ruin the experience when you make growling noises" lol
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Pre-Covid they sorta functioned on time. Take your chances now.
"That box is way smaller than I wanted to see" words I would have told my wife 😂
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I wonder why these places are so overcrowded?
might be the delays in the ferry maybe? Or possibly because it's summer travel season, more people are out in July and August on summer break.
We fly the British flag here in Lake havasu city home of the London Bridge
Oh that’s Interesting
It should have remote battery terminals under the hood.🤔🤔🤔
Thanks for the tip
So why did the battery go dead???
We think we may have bumped something that drained it
Really you two, should’ve looked into Washington’s ferry system a little more. If you budget 4 hours double it and cross your fingers.
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Well of course PNW clam chowder is outstanding...The East coast does not have a lock on good food for F'sake😁