<?xml version='1.0' encoding='UTF-8'?><?xml-stylesheet href="http://www.blogger.com/styles/atom.css" type="text/css"?><feed xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom' xmlns:openSearch='http://a9.com/-/spec/opensearchrss/1.0/' xmlns:georss='http://www.georss.org/georss' xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0'><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1184118680717729048</id><updated>2012-02-16T17:21:17.611-08:00</updated><category term='writers getaway'/><category term='San Juan Island rentals'/><category term='puget sound'/><category term='whidbey island'/><category term='pacific northwest vacation rental'/><category term='vacation rentals'/><category term='rental cottage'/><category term='Whidbey Wayfarer'/><category term='Weddings'/><title type='text'>Whidbey Wayfarer</title><subtitle type='html'>The Most Adorable Rental Cottage on Whidbey Island</subtitle><link rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#feed' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://whidbeywayfarer.blogspot.com/feeds/posts/default'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1184118680717729048/posts/default?max-results=100'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://whidbeywayfarer.blogspot.com/'/><link rel='hub' href='http://pubsubhubbub.appspot.com/'/><author><name>April Fitzsimmons</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/16478378544930983699</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='26' height='32' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_f_UDkwWqW8c/TIvSHnCKCLI/AAAAAAAAAMA/vHwQ_6DvY_Q/S220/April+Fitzsimmons+-+3.jpg'/></author><generator version='7.00' uri='http://www.blogger.com'>Blogger</generator><openSearch:totalResults>6</openSearch:totalResults><openSearch:startIndex>1</openSearch:startIndex><openSearch:itemsPerPage>100</openSearch:itemsPerPage><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1184118680717729048.post-4495132453523885824</id><published>2010-09-18T13:11:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2010-09-18T13:15:00.998-07:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='San Juan Island rentals'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Whidbey Wayfarer'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='whidbey island'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Weddings'/><title type='text'>Whidbey Wayfarer has a new Website</title><content type='html'>Please check out the new Website and the amazing new Cabins at new site for the Whidbey Wayfarer. They also host gorgeous weddings!  Or just go for a relaxing weekend away!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.whidbeyislandwedding.com/"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;http://www.whidbeyislandwedding.com/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1184118680717729048-4495132453523885824?l=whidbeywayfarer.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://whidbeywayfarer.blogspot.com/feeds/4495132453523885824/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=1184118680717729048&amp;postID=4495132453523885824' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1184118680717729048/posts/default/4495132453523885824'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1184118680717729048/posts/default/4495132453523885824'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://whidbeywayfarer.blogspot.com/2010/09/whidbey-wayfarer-has-new-website.html' title='Whidbey Wayfarer has a new Website'/><author><name>April Fitzsimmons</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/16478378544930983699</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='26' height='32' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_f_UDkwWqW8c/TIvSHnCKCLI/AAAAAAAAAMA/vHwQ_6DvY_Q/S220/April+Fitzsimmons+-+3.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1184118680717729048.post-7202772490303640240</id><published>2007-08-12T20:37:00.001-07:00</published><updated>2008-06-04T14:06:00.479-07:00</updated><title type='text'>The Most Adorable Cottage on Whidbey Island</title><content type='html'>&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_f_UDkwWqW8c/Rr_SHcaRPGI/AAAAAAAAABM/r-TBvJTWY18/s1600-h/WW-Exterior.JPG"&gt;&lt;img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_f_UDkwWqW8c/Rr_SHcaRPGI/AAAAAAAAABM/r-TBvJTWY18/s320/WW-Exterior.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5098024328533982306" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight: bold; font-family: trebuchet ms;font-family:lucida grande;font-size:130%;"  &gt;For Reservations  &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight: bold; font-family: trebuchet ms;font-family:lucida grande;font-size:130%;"  &gt;&lt;br /&gt;Call - (206) 427-6109&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1184118680717729048-7202772490303640240?l=whidbeywayfarer.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://whidbeywayfarer.blogspot.com/feeds/7202772490303640240/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=1184118680717729048&amp;postID=7202772490303640240' title='1 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1184118680717729048/posts/default/7202772490303640240'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1184118680717729048/posts/default/7202772490303640240'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://whidbeywayfarer.blogspot.com/2007/08/most-adorable-cottage-on-whidbey-island.html' title='The Most Adorable Cottage on Whidbey Island'/><author><name>April Fitzsimmons</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/16478378544930983699</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='26' height='32' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_f_UDkwWqW8c/TIvSHnCKCLI/AAAAAAAAAMA/vHwQ_6DvY_Q/S220/April+Fitzsimmons+-+3.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_f_UDkwWqW8c/Rr_SHcaRPGI/AAAAAAAAABM/r-TBvJTWY18/s72-c/WW-Exterior.JPG' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>1</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1184118680717729048.post-7110799438913227487</id><published>2007-08-12T20:36:00.001-07:00</published><updated>2007-08-12T20:36:56.816-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Sweet Dreams on Whidbey Island</title><content type='html'>&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_f_UDkwWqW8c/Rr_Ry8aRPFI/AAAAAAAAABE/uZ5N8UbiMPQ/s1600-h/WW-+Bedroom.JPG"&gt;&lt;img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_f_UDkwWqW8c/Rr_Ry8aRPFI/AAAAAAAAABE/uZ5N8UbiMPQ/s320/WW-+Bedroom.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5098023976346664018" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1184118680717729048-7110799438913227487?l=whidbeywayfarer.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://whidbeywayfarer.blogspot.com/feeds/7110799438913227487/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=1184118680717729048&amp;postID=7110799438913227487' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1184118680717729048/posts/default/7110799438913227487'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1184118680717729048/posts/default/7110799438913227487'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://whidbeywayfarer.blogspot.com/2007/08/sweet-dreams-on-whidbey-island.html' title='Sweet Dreams on Whidbey Island'/><author><name>April Fitzsimmons</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/16478378544930983699</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='26' height='32' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_f_UDkwWqW8c/TIvSHnCKCLI/AAAAAAAAAMA/vHwQ_6DvY_Q/S220/April+Fitzsimmons+-+3.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_f_UDkwWqW8c/Rr_Ry8aRPFI/AAAAAAAAABE/uZ5N8UbiMPQ/s72-c/WW-+Bedroom.JPG' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1184118680717729048.post-6553161971749708765</id><published>2007-08-12T20:26:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2007-08-12T20:33:08.569-07:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='rental cottage'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='pacific northwest vacation rental'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='vacation rentals'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='writers getaway'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='whidbey island'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='puget sound'/><title type='text'>Beachcombing at the Whidbey Wayfarer</title><content type='html'>&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_f_UDkwWqW8c/Rr_P4MaRPDI/AAAAAAAAAA0/9LDYG1VbFfs/s1600-h/Beach+Combing+-+Day+1.JPG"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: georgia;"&gt;&lt;span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt;Beachcombing  - July 5, 2007 - Whidbey Island - Washington USA&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_f_UDkwWqW8c/Rr_P4MaRPDI/AAAAAAAAAA0/9LDYG1VbFfs/s1600-h/Beach+Combing+-+Day+1.JPG"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: georgia;"&gt; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_f_UDkwWqW8c/Rr_P4MaRPDI/AAAAAAAAAA0/9LDYG1VbFfs/s320/Beach+Combing+-+Day+1.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5098021867517721650" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1184118680717729048-6553161971749708765?l=whidbeywayfarer.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://whidbeywayfarer.blogspot.com/feeds/6553161971749708765/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=1184118680717729048&amp;postID=6553161971749708765' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1184118680717729048/posts/default/6553161971749708765'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1184118680717729048/posts/default/6553161971749708765'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://whidbeywayfarer.blogspot.com/2007/08/beachcombing-at-whidbey-wayfarer.html' title='Beachcombing at the Whidbey Wayfarer'/><author><name>April Fitzsimmons</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/16478378544930983699</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='26' height='32' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_f_UDkwWqW8c/TIvSHnCKCLI/AAAAAAAAAMA/vHwQ_6DvY_Q/S220/April+Fitzsimmons+-+3.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_f_UDkwWqW8c/Rr_P4MaRPDI/AAAAAAAAAA0/9LDYG1VbFfs/s72-c/Beach+Combing+-+Day+1.JPG' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1184118680717729048.post-5678386183945066233</id><published>2007-08-12T20:07:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2008-06-04T14:06:55.653-07:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='rental cottage'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='pacific northwest vacation rental'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='vacation rentals'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='writers getaway'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='whidbey island'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='puget sound'/><title type='text'>Summer Vacation at the Whidbey Wayfarer</title><content type='html'>&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_f_UDkwWqW8c/Rr_NTMaRPBI/AAAAAAAAAAk/h0ddo7E-i4w/s1600-h/WW-Living+Room.JPG"&gt;&lt;img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_f_UDkwWqW8c/Rr_NTMaRPBI/AAAAAAAAAAk/h0ddo7E-i4w/s320/WW-Living+Room.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5098019032839306258" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I've just returned from my Summer Holiday on Whidbey Island in the Puget Sound. Set just north of Seattle, Whidbey is a writers paradise with its rocky beaches, interesting characters, excellent food and moody weather.  Just a thirty minute ferry ride from Mukilteo.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span class="on" style="display: block;" id="formatbar_Add_Image" title="Add Image" onmouseover="ButtonHoverOn(this);" onmouseout="ButtonHoverOff(this);" onmouseup="addImage();" onmousedown="CheckFormatting(event);;ButtonMouseDown(this);"&gt;While I was visiting, I had the good fortune of staying at the Whidbey Wayfarer.  It is run by my sister Kelly and her husband Rich.  They have lived on Whidbey for seven years and are starting to raise Alpaca's on the island.  The stay was delightful. Kelly and Rich have made the cottage so homey it was hard to leave!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I wrote every morning and beach combed every afternoon. I will post some of my finds.  In the meantime, if you want to learn more about Whidbey Island &lt;a href="http://www.southwhidbey.com/"&gt;click here.&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight: bold;"&gt;If you're interested in renting the Wayfarer Call - (206) 427-6109&lt;/span&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1184118680717729048-5678386183945066233?l=whidbeywayfarer.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1184118680717729048/posts/default/5678386183945066233'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1184118680717729048/posts/default/5678386183945066233'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://whidbeywayfarer.blogspot.com/2007/08/summer-vacation-at-whidbey-wayfarer.html' title='Summer Vacation at the Whidbey Wayfarer'/><author><name>April Fitzsimmons</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/16478378544930983699</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='26' height='32' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_f_UDkwWqW8c/TIvSHnCKCLI/AAAAAAAAAMA/vHwQ_6DvY_Q/S220/April+Fitzsimmons+-+3.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_f_UDkwWqW8c/Rr_NTMaRPBI/AAAAAAAAAAk/h0ddo7E-i4w/s72-c/WW-Living+Room.JPG' height='72' width='72'/></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1184118680717729048.post-2363625479413937822</id><published>2007-07-07T15:50:00.001-07:00</published><updated>2008-06-04T14:07:25.806-07:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='rental cottage'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='pacific northwest vacation rental'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='vacation rentals'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='writers getaway'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='whidbey island'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='puget sound'/><title type='text'>Whidbey Wayfarer - RENTAL COTTAGE</title><content type='html'>&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_f_UDkwWqW8c/Rr_SgsaRPHI/AAAAAAAAABU/6WZFkEy6kno/s1600-h/Beach.JPG"&gt;&lt;img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_f_UDkwWqW8c/Rr_SgsaRPHI/AAAAAAAAABU/6WZFkEy6kno/s320/Beach.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5098024762325679218" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div  style="text-align: center; font-family: trebuchet ms;font-family:times new roman;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt;My sister and her husband have just renovated their&lt;br /&gt;adorable Rental Cottage on Whidbey Island&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt;A Bright and Cheery Cabin just one mile from the Mulkiteo Ferry.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt;Very quiet with lots of light.&lt;br /&gt;Perfect bungalow for writers or outdoor enthusiasts.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt;One bedroom/One bath/Kitchen/and Living  Room/ Television and Stereo&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt;Two blocks to the beach. Includes Boat Ramp access. Pets Ok.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight: bold;font-size:130%;" &gt;For Reservations Call - (206) 427-6109&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1184118680717729048-2363625479413937822?l=whidbeywayfarer.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://whidbeywayfarer.blogspot.com/feeds/2363625479413937822/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=1184118680717729048&amp;postID=2363625479413937822' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1184118680717729048/posts/default/2363625479413937822'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1184118680717729048/posts/default/2363625479413937822'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://whidbeywayfarer.blogspot.com/2007/07/whidbey-wayfarer-rental-cottage.html' title='Whidbey Wayfarer - RENTAL COTTAGE'/><author><name>April Fitzsimmons</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/16478378544930983699</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='26' height='32' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_f_UDkwWqW8c/TIvSHnCKCLI/AAAAAAAAAMA/vHwQ_6DvY_Q/S220/April+Fitzsimmons+-+3.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_f_UDkwWqW8c/Rr_SgsaRPHI/AAAAAAAAABU/6WZFkEy6kno/s72-c/Beach.JPG' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry></feed>
