Fox Island, WA (Wednesday, July 8th, 2020)

Our favorite part of being in the Pacific northwest is being able to spontaneously explore islands, peninsulas and forests.  It is such a unique area.  Today's exploration took us across the Tacoma Narrows Bridge to the Kitsap Peninsula with it's gorgeous views.

And then to the north end of Fox Island.  We made our way south, to the Fox Island Fishing Pier, which is a public park, fishing pier and beach access.

From the pier, we had a beautiful view of the the Tacoma Narrows Bridge.  We also watched several dolphins, harbor seals, and huge schools of bright blue herring boiling on the surface in a feeding frenzy.

 We stayed on the pier for a long time, just enjoying the peaceful views and sunshine.  Then we walked back up to the top for a picnic lunch we brought along.

There was a crazy pretty sundog while we ate lunch.

When everyone was done eating, we walked over to the beach access path and made our way down.

And lucky me, I got some baby time!

When we left the fishing pier, we made our way back to the north side of the island to the Tacoma DeMolay Sandpit Nature Preserve.



How precious is this?

Like many of the parks and preserves in Washington, the nature preserve butts right up next to a housing area.

 It was just the perfect sized outing for the new family, and we all got to see some views that we had never seen before.  Another perfect day of exploration.