Travel plans/Winter 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 information about Friday Harbor is available on the Friday Harbor entry on WikiVoyage and we should contribute there where possible.

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

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?

Shops

• There are a few grocery stores in Friday Harbor.

We can join a coop for a month for 10USD.

Kings Market is open 7:30-21:00 every day.

Some things to do

• Befriend alpacas at Krystal Acres
• Feed Popeye the one-eyed harbor seal.
• Say hi to orcas. We can listen to orcas when they swim nearby: http://orcasound.net/
• Improve the article for Friday Harbor on Wikivoyage
• Visit other San Juan Islands
• Golf options: San Juan GCC, Lopez Island Golf Club, and Orcas Island Golf Club may all be closed, but we can check.
• Potential hikes
  • Mt. Young
  • Mt. Finlayson
• Add hiking trails & bike-friendliness info to OSM
• Can we add street view for OSM around San Juan Island?

Things To Buy

• HA12W directional wireless antenna (Aaron?)
• HW2R1 wireless repeater/bridge (Aaron?)

Things to bring

• Passport (for excursions to Canada!)
• The Abyss (Krystle)
• Monitors (if necessary)
• External keyboards (if necessary)
• USB chargers
• Projector, cords (Mika&Mako)
• Camera
• Bicycles, helmets, lights, gloves
• ? Camping or hiking gear?
• Personal toiletries (shampoo, soap etc.)
• Cottages do not have alarm clocks/clock radios or flashlights. We may might want to bring those as well.
• Food — the Dining Hall will be closed.

Things not to bring

We won't need to bring:

• Bedding/bath towels will be supplied at $5.78 per week for each occupied bedroom.
• Kitchen essentials. Apparently: "Your kitchen is nicely stocked with the essential equipment for cooking."

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)