in which the birthday boy learns he will zip by seaplane to friday harbor for a day of exploring the island
in which the hotel room becomes birthday central, the cake is small but delicious, and we tick off a few mandatory sights of downtown



in which market-goers go ga-ga for produce, seafood, and lots of cheese (during the festival o' cheese)
a birthday weekend with plans divulged strictly on a need-to-know basis (may 19, 2007)