Our five-day road trip down around the Olympic Peninsula in Washington began by taking the scenic route down Chuckanut Drive, crossing the bridge over to Fidalgo Island, and arriving in Anacortes just in time for lunch.
AAA map showing scenic route possibilities (green dotted lines) : Chuckanut Drive and down Whidbey Island.
Our choice (and excellent it was) was the Rock Fish Grill and Anacortes Brewery.
Al had grilled Rock Fish tacos…
while I chowed down in breaded oysters.
The Rock Fish Grill is associated with the Anacortes Brewery and has a great selection of their brews (these are their IPAs).
After lunch, we stopped in the Anacortes Brewery for a look.
The city has painted cut-outs of all their famous citizens including the brewmaster of Anacortes brewery.
Al couldn’t resist buying a few brews at the Swill Craft Beer Dispensary. Their brewmaster is actually a ‘swillmeister’.
Last but not least, another famous citizen sighted while wandering around the district shopping for antiques…
Next stop, a boat tour of Deception Pass, followed by stops at some of the State Parks on Fidalgo and Whidbey Islands…
Test Road Trip to the Olympic Peninsula
- Planning a Trip to the Olympic Peninsula
- A Lunch Stop in Anacortes
- A Deception Pass Boat Trip & Whale Watching
- Washington State Parks on Whidbey Island
- On the Ferry to Port Townsend
- Port Townsend
- Sequim Lavender Fields
- A Hike up Hurricane Ridge: Wildflowers and Mountain Goats
- Marymere Falls
- The Hall of Mosses Trail in the Hoh Rain Forest
- Ruby Beach
- Ocean Shores, Steamers and Strange Jellyfish
- Some Recommendations for an Olympic Peninsula Trip
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You’re covering so many of my favorite places with this series. 🙂 Chuckanut is such a beautiful PNW drive.
Back when crossing the border was easier, we used to go along Chuckanut drive all the time and stop at the oyster bar over the river. I had some of the best coffee in America at that oyster bar and when I asked what it was they told me ‘Starbucks’. I had never heard of it before but I definitely heard of it shortly after, as did the rest of the world. Now we have Nexus passes, and sadly the oyster bar is looking for new ownership. However, there’s a new oyster bar a little further along, and we hope to try it out soon!
Nice memories! I grew up in Bellingham and used to have a great time zipping over the border to White Rock and Vancouver when the lines were quick and easy. 🙂 In High School we’d actually make it to White Rock and back for fish and chips during lunch. How fun that we can share stories about the same types of trips.
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