{"id":4484,"date":"2023-07-14T23:52:58","date_gmt":"2023-07-15T04:52:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.virginiaparker.net\/travel\/?p=4484"},"modified":"2023-07-19T21:07:14","modified_gmt":"2023-07-20T02:07:14","slug":"bunnyingham","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.virginiaparker.net\/travel\/?p=4484","title":{"rendered":"Bunnyingham"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>In five minutes walk, three rabbits. I think the town should consider a name change.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>After waffles at Mount Bakery, we toured Fire Station #2.  It gave us a real sense of Parker&#8217;s cohort: people with pride in their capabilities, and a keen appreciation for the community they serve. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-style-default\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"780\" src=\"https:\/\/www.virginiaparker.net\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/3x2-1024x780.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4681\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.virginiaparker.net\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/3x2-1024x780.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/www.virginiaparker.net\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/3x2-350x267.jpeg 350w, https:\/\/www.virginiaparker.net\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/3x2-768x585.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.virginiaparker.net\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/3x2-1536x1171.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/www.virginiaparker.net\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/3x2-2048x1561.jpeg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\"><div class=\"wp-block-image is-style-default\">\n<figure class=\"alignleft size-medium\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"263\" height=\"350\" src=\"https:\/\/www.virginiaparker.net\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/fs2-flag-263x350.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4488\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.virginiaparker.net\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/fs2-flag-263x350.jpg 263w, https:\/\/www.virginiaparker.net\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/fs2-flag-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.virginiaparker.net\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/fs2-flag-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/www.virginiaparker.net\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/fs2-flag-1536x2048.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.virginiaparker.net\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/fs2-flag-scaled.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 263px) 100vw, 263px\" \/><\/figure><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-medium is-style-default\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"288\" height=\"350\" src=\"https:\/\/www.virginiaparker.net\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/IMG_5046-288x350.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4509\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.virginiaparker.net\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/IMG_5046-288x350.jpg 288w, https:\/\/www.virginiaparker.net\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/IMG_5046-843x1024.jpg 843w, https:\/\/www.virginiaparker.net\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/IMG_5046-768x933.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.virginiaparker.net\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/IMG_5046-1264x1536.jpg 1264w, https:\/\/www.virginiaparker.net\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/IMG_5046-1685x2048.jpg 1685w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 288px) 100vw, 288px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The flag of Bellingham. I&#8217;m looking for a tea towel with that design.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Robin wanted to try on Parker&#8217;s gear.  We all got into the act. Captain Carsen kindly endured our shenanigans. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-video\"><video controls src=\"https:\/\/www.virginiaparker.net\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/rororigs.mov\"><\/video><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-medium is-style-default\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"263\" height=\"350\" src=\"https:\/\/www.virginiaparker.net\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/IMG_5099-263x350.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4511\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.virginiaparker.net\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/IMG_5099-263x350.jpg 263w, https:\/\/www.virginiaparker.net\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/IMG_5099-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.virginiaparker.net\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/IMG_5099-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/www.virginiaparker.net\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/IMG_5099-1536x2048.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.virginiaparker.net\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/IMG_5099-scaled.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 263px) 100vw, 263px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-style-default\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/www.virginiaparker.net\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/pk-va-rgk-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4492\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.virginiaparker.net\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/pk-va-rgk-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.virginiaparker.net\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/pk-va-rgk-263x350.jpg 263w, https:\/\/www.virginiaparker.net\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/pk-va-rgk-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/www.virginiaparker.net\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/pk-va-rgk-1536x2048.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.virginiaparker.net\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/pk-va-rgk-scaled.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>It weighs a ton. Getting into it was a full-body workout for me. The helmet feels like you could bounce a brick off of it, no problem.  It&#8217;s not a bug, it&#8217;s a feature.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-medium is-style-default\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"263\" height=\"350\" src=\"https:\/\/www.virginiaparker.net\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/J-garden-263x350.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4506\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.virginiaparker.net\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/J-garden-263x350.jpg 263w, https:\/\/www.virginiaparker.net\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/J-garden-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.virginiaparker.net\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/J-garden-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/www.virginiaparker.net\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/J-garden-1536x2048.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.virginiaparker.net\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/J-garden-scaled.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 263px) 100vw, 263px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>We swung by one of the two community gardens tended by Julia, a proud urban farmer. Her strawberry crop has been stellar this year.<br><br>Afterward, we strolled through the Enchanted Forest, crisscrossed with bike trails and peaceful as can be. Golden light filters through the canopy, ferns carpet the forest floor, and you stumble upon impromptu shrines, like this Buddha in the cleft of a tree. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-style-default\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"706\" src=\"https:\/\/www.virginiaparker.net\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/EF-1024x706.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4485\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.virginiaparker.net\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/EF-1024x706.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.virginiaparker.net\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/EF-350x241.jpg 350w, https:\/\/www.virginiaparker.net\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/EF-768x529.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.virginiaparker.net\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/EF-1536x1059.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.virginiaparker.net\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/EF-2048x1412.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-medium is-style-default\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"263\" height=\"350\" src=\"https:\/\/www.virginiaparker.net\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/tree-shrine-263x350.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4505\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.virginiaparker.net\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/tree-shrine-263x350.jpg 263w, https:\/\/www.virginiaparker.net\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/tree-shrine-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.virginiaparker.net\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/tree-shrine-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/www.virginiaparker.net\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/tree-shrine-1536x2048.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.virginiaparker.net\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/tree-shrine-scaled.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 263px) 100vw, 263px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-thumbnail is-style-default\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.virginiaparker.net\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/budha-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4486\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.virginiaparker.net\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/budha-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.virginiaparker.net\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/budha-300x300.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>We picked up dinner from Bantam and ate in the Airb&amp;b. Our accommodations are one of those lucky choices that&#8217;s turned out better than our best hopes. Walk to everything location, pristine, spacious, intelligently designed, and thoughtfully appointed. So good. But even with a solid nap, it was an early night for me. Tomorrow is Parker&#8217;s 34th birthday.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In five minutes walk, three rabbits. I think the town should consider a name change. After waffles at Mount Bakery, we toured Fire Station #2. It gave us a real sense of Parker&#8217;s cohort: people with pride in their capabilities, and a keen appreciation for the community they serve. The flag of Bellingham. I&#8217;m looking [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":4548,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_genesis_hide_title":false,"_genesis_hide_breadcrumbs":false,"_genesis_hide_singular_image":false,"_genesis_hide_footer_widgets":false,"_genesis_custom_body_class":"","_genesis_custom_post_class":"","_genesis_layout":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_is_tweetstorm":false,"jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","enabled":false}}},"categories":[258],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-4484","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-bellingham","8":"entry"},"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/www.virginiaparker.net\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/ferret.jpg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p7OBxc-1ak","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.virginiaparker.net\/travel\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4484","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.virginiaparker.net\/travel\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.virginiaparker.net\/travel\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.virginiaparker.net\/travel\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.virginiaparker.net\/travel\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=4484"}],"version-history":[{"count":9,"href":"https:\/\/www.virginiaparker.net\/travel\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4484\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4688,"href":"https:\/\/www.virginiaparker.net\/travel\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4484\/revisions\/4688"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.virginiaparker.net\/travel\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/4548"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.virginiaparker.net\/travel\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=4484"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.virginiaparker.net\/travel\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=4484"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.virginiaparker.net\/travel\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=4484"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}