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Revision as of 03:05, 4 January 2015

OSM map of Friday Harbor

This page is for planning the retreat at the Whiteley Center on the Friday Harbor campus on San Juan Island between January 30 to March 7.

Lots of general about Friday Harbor are on the Friday Harbor entry on WikiVoyage and we should contribute there where possible.


Transportation

  • Island Airporter: Shuttle service from Seatac to Friday Harbor. Monday through Saturday (no Sunday service). Pickup in Friday Harbor Dock at 5:45 and at Seatac at 12PM.
  • The west side of the island is quite hilly.

Weather in February

Generally, highs will be between 5-10°C and lows between 0-5°C. Monthly averages are described here. Snow is uncommon.

Questions for the staff at the Whitely Center

  • Which kitchen equipment are available?
  • Are there monitors/keyboards in the studios? If so, how many?

Other

Things To Buy

Things to bring

  • Passport
  • The Abyss (Krystle)
  • Wifi router
  • Monitors (if necessary)
  • External keyboards (if necessary)
  • USB chargers
  • Projector, cords (Mika&Mako)
  • Camera
  • Bicycles, helmets, lights, gloves
  • ? Camping or hiking gear?

Things not to bring

The Whiteley center has some restrictions on what we can bring to the cottage or the Friday Harbor Laboratory campus.

  • Bedding/bath towels will be supplied at $5.78 per week for each occupied bedroom.
  • Animals (FHL campus)
  • Children (just the cottages)