Harbor "Water trail" hike

Today we wanted to hike: not a long distance and not a lot of uphill. We thought we'd go to the Centennial trail and walk along it from Bryant to Nakashima barn and back, but the closer we got to that area the darker the clouds got. Plan 2, head west in search of better weather. We settled on Maylor Point from Oak Harbor. We began at the newly renovated Windjammer park.

It rained a little and it was a bit breezy when we began our walk (ahem...) hike (we were wearing day packs). Me in my lovely rain parka. Thankfully the rain went away shortly after this photo was taken.

As we walked our way around the shore we came to Maylor park. It has a statue of a woman waiting (I assume) for her loved one out at sea. She stands with a lantern in her hand.

 The photo below is a close up of the plaque that is below her statue.

The trail to Maylor point is clearly marked on the parking lot past the park.

The trail goes through the Whidbey Air force base at this access point.

Boo, what a disappointment. The gate is shut and locked, nothing to do but turn around and re-focus to see what the rest of the day would bring us.

We decided to make the best of it and take in the sights around us, like these Blue Heron in the water.

Zoom in to see how many were there.

Someone put a lovely water feature in their yard.

I loved this tree art piece on a fence.

Then I really got interested in the art around me. We saw several pieces as we made our way through the town.

A mermaid

An Octopus

Isn't his eye fantastic!

I love Monkey trees, you just don't see them around very much anymore. This one was wonderful.

Ducklings waddling on the sidewalk, one is having trouble keeping up.

We found a bakery that was open and bought some coffee and treats to enjoy as we made our way back to the park.

Some of the sights along the water trail.

Early pioneer couple.

Fred Flintstone car at Flintstone park. 

Owl on a pole.

Nice water trail back to Windjammer park.

Art in the "kiddie" park.

Statues in Windjammer park.

I didn't realize today's walk er...hike would be so "art focused" but it was a very interesting and scenic way to spend our day.

Miles hiked:

5.5