Canada - Day 41 - Deception Bay to Bellingham

39.3 miles, 1627’ climbing, deer

We packed up early and left the Deception Bay campground before most other campers were up. From the Deception Pass bridge, we could see the water below flowing quickly and swirling with a strong current. It looked like the tide was going out. 

We hopped on the shoulder of the busy highway 30 for several miles before turning off on quieter side roads. Near Anacortes we had breakfast sandwiches and coffee at a coffee house. A local road biker tipped us off on the safest way to get across the Swinomish bridge, and then we headed up the coast on a trail near the south Padilla wildlife area. Roads were pretty quiet, and the riding pretty easy. At Larabee State Park we turned off Chuckanut Drive and onto the interurban trail. This took us right to Sarah’s sister’s house and the end of our bikepacking trip.