Ara Ann
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Has anyone visited Orcas Island?
My niece may be getting married there in Sept. (might be in Chicago instead, she will know soon either way)...she is planning a small, intimate wedding regardless of the locale.
Anyway...
My husband and I are celebrating our 25th anniversary this year and I had a mini-vacation planned already...but now, we may reconsider and go to Orcas Island instead, as a niece's wedding/anniversary/combo trip.
I am trying to find info. online (vs. asking my niece, she has her hands full right now, looking at all their wedding options, etc.) and thought I'd ask here first. So I guess my general questions are... What is it like there? And is this a good place for an anniversary trip?
From the pics I have seen - it is amazingly beautiful.
This trip would cost about the same as my original plan for just a long weekend at a high end resort... Now I just can't seem to justify dropping all that $$ for a long weekend, when we could go to Orcas Island and stay a week AND be able to see my niece get married. I highly doubt there will be any other aunts/uncles going, as it is pretty far from Michigan, where we all live.
Any feedback is greatly appreciated!
My niece may be getting married there in Sept. (might be in Chicago instead, she will know soon either way)...she is planning a small, intimate wedding regardless of the locale.
Anyway...
My husband and I are celebrating our 25th anniversary this year and I had a mini-vacation planned already...but now, we may reconsider and go to Orcas Island instead, as a niece's wedding/anniversary/combo trip.
I am trying to find info. online (vs. asking my niece, she has her hands full right now, looking at all their wedding options, etc.) and thought I'd ask here first. So I guess my general questions are... What is it like there? And is this a good place for an anniversary trip?
From the pics I have seen - it is amazingly beautiful.
This trip would cost about the same as my original plan for just a long weekend at a high end resort... Now I just can't seem to justify dropping all that $$ for a long weekend, when we could go to Orcas Island and stay a week AND be able to see my niece get married. I highly doubt there will be any other aunts/uncles going, as it is pretty far from Michigan, where we all live.
Any feedback is greatly appreciated!