This page is for planning the retreat at the Whiteley Center on the Friday Harbor campus on San Juan Island.
Dates
- 2015 January 30 to March 7
Transportation
- Options for seaplanes
- 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
- High between 5-10°C and low 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 linens/blankets provided or do we bring our own?
- Are there monitors/keyboards in the studios? If so, how many?
To Do
Work
- write papers
Other
- Befriend alpacas at Krystal Acres
- Feed Popeye
- Say hi to orcas
- Improve the article for Friday Harbor on Wikivoyage
- Visit other San Juan Islands
- Golf?
Things To Buy
- HA12W directional wireless antenna (Aaron?)
- HW2R1 wireless repeater/bridge (Aaron?)
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.
- Animals (FHL campus)
- Children (just the cottages)
