Tuesday

Last Tuesday I ventured up to Roche Harbor for a friends wedding.  One of many harbors on the San Juan Islands, Roche is tucked away on the most western tip.  Getting there takes 3 hours, including a scenic ferry ride.  Everything about the area, and Roche Harbor specifically, is perfectly picturesque.  Although if I was a local, I'd definitely own a float plane and know how to fly it.  I think I'd feel a little trapped by the journey of getting there.  Regardless, for a two-day mid-week escape it was an ideal adventure.  Here's a few postcards that don't do it justice so I recommend making the trek in person.

Photo from the ferry

Road that leads to the Harbor, a.k.a resort

Focal point of the town

The Harbor at sunset

The beautiful bride

Canada in the distance

Mexican

Here in the Pacific Northwest, good Mexican food is rare.  Which is unfortunate because it happens to be my favorite genre of food.  I learned this the hard way after trying a local spot thinking the reviews on Yelp had to contain at least a little truth.  The real truth is that generally speaking, folks from Washington don't know what good Mexican food tastes like.  So of course they'd think the second rate stand in is great.  I was disappointed.  And not to be dramatic, but do remember thinking "I guess I'd just go without until my next trip home to CA".  That was until my roommate and I discovered a hole in the wall gem.  Actually, it's on wheels so I don't know if it technically qualifies as "hole in the wall", but you know what I mean.  El Camion, which means 'the truck', is aptly named as it's your classic taco truck (permanently) situated in the Home Depot parking lot a few miles north.  I don't usually go for spicy options or pork as my first choice, but their spicy pork burrito is pretty dynamite.  Fish tacos are a close second.  As one would expect from this type of dining experience, their seating is outdoor and not the best so we usually take our bags of deliciousness to go in search of an ambiance to more fitting for our flavorful meal.

Soccer

As you know from my previous post, Monday nights I play on a co-ed soccer team with my colleagues from LivingSocial.  Last Monday was the end of our second season (they are quarterly) and after 10 hard fought games, we came out as the Champions of our division.  Winning is much more fun than losing, which is what happened most of our first season.  Yay for improvement, exercise and being number one!