I was surprised to find dozens of people at Deception Pass Park beaches on a cold, windy day. So you can imagine my shock when I discovered four sea kayakers PURPOSELY headed into choppy waters between Whidbey, Fidalgo and Deception islands. It turns out the Bellingham foursome was made up of experienced kayakers including Junior […]
I thought the kayaker pushing off from West Point at Deception Pass State Park was crazy … then I looked out to see three other sea kayakers already “playing” among windswept waves between beach and Deception Island. Pictured here taking a wave head-on is Bellingham resident Ana Swetish. I was able to ID her as […]