Today we visited the tulip fields in Skagit Valley, they are truly spectacular. We started the day with a wonderful breakfast at Kveta and Jim’s farm. They then guided us through the tulip fields. We are catching the last of the peak of the tulips. We joined by our friends, Kveta and her husband Jim. They are both involved in agriculture here and know the best places and a lot of the background of the tulip industry here. I will let the photos tell the story, there is not much I can add.
No, we are not in Holland. Factoid: many bulbs are shipped from Skagit Valley to Holland, repackaged as Dutch bulbs and sent back to the USA.
Next we had a delightful lunch in La Conner, a picturesque town on the Skagit River near where it enters Puget Sound.
Tina and I returned to our lodging and took a walk. Many of the houses here are architecturally modern.
Backpacking Bill 