I am noticeably sullen when a trip nears its end, whether it’s a simple trip to visit family in Hawaii or Wyoming or a three-week tour of Western Europe. The reality of having to go back to work slowly creeps in and my mind immediately starts planning our next getaway. None of this happened as we waited to board the ferry back to Anacortes. In fact, I think I wanted off the island more than I did a salad overflowing with chunks of Dungeness crab.
Breakfast on our last day spoke volumes about our staycation. We thought we would try Cynthia’s Bistro as the pictures on Google Maps showed mismatched chairs and kitschy ornamentation; the kind of place your gut tells you will probably have strange food combinations but will all be prepared deliciously. What a disappointment! I’ll spare the reader my sardonic critique of the french toast and fried egg harbor sandwich with bacon and offer instead my glowing review of another neighboring restaurant.
Post Script. Strangely enough, the hankering for seafood grew the farther we moved away from the water. The Osam Jumulleok (Korean calamari and pork belly with house spicy sauce) from Hae-Nam Kalbi & Calamari in Shoreline comes highly recommended.
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