Poulsbo!

We took a jaunt out to Poulsbo last weekend for some much-needed relaxation (and, if you were to ask Aaron, some much-needed pastries).  We had a great sail across to Port Madison on the north side of Bainbridge Island in ~20 knot winds.  The winds were still blowing and the sun was shining as we dropped our new Spade anchor (which set and held perfectly) in Liberty Bay.

After dinner, we did one of our very favorite things.  We ate ice cream.  There's a new ice cream shop in town called Mora Iced Creamery, which we actually spied in Kingston on our coffee run (sadly, it wasn't open, since it was winter and most people don't crave ice cream when it's like 34 degrees).  Can I just say one thing?  De-li-cious.  This is some damn fine ice cream.  Like most shops, they'll let you sample before you commit to a flavor (or two).  I probably stood there for 10 minutes, sampling and trying to decide and sampling some more.

Aaron had no problem relaying his choice to the scooper girl, which he told me later "blew her mind."

Get this: A sweet, crunchy waffle cone filled with 1/2 scoop coconut, topped with 1/2 scoop dark chocolate, topped with 1/2 scoop coconut, topped with 1/2 scoop dark chocolate.  It was his version of a Mounds bar.  Mind blowing, no?  I'm boring and settled on blackberry, which is actually what "Mora" means in Spanish.  Fitting.

After ice cream, we perched ourselves on the balcony of a German restaurant overlooking the main street and the bay (not for the kraut or schnitzel but for the beer and sunshine!).  We had a great view of Sluys' Bakery next door (pronounced like Mr. Stallone's first name) where we'd be soon enough for breakfast.

We did not, however, partake in a Lutefisk TV Dinner (tempting, but... no).

The wind died down overnight, and the bay was flat calm as we motored back to Bella Star after our pastry and coffee run in the morning.  What a great weekend...