"Robert M. Gary" wrote in message
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Perhaps Friday Harbour would be best. I was looking for something with
a quiet town that I could mostly walk around. I was looking for
something that has good access to tour boats for Whales hunting
(looking that is).

If you want a quiet town to walk around, within walking distance of an
airport, that's Eastsound.

If you want a party town to walk around, within walking distance of an
airport, that's Friday Harbor (no "u").

Catching a whale watching charter and walking around a quiet town might be
mutually exclusive. At least not at the same town (but it's a quick 10
minute jaunt between Friday Harbor and Eastsound).

I guess it does depend on your definition of "quiet" too. But Friday Harbor
is definitely tourist-central in the San Juans, and I don't know anyone
personally who considers it quiet.

Last year I took the boys down to Mexico to pet grey whales in central
Baja. That was a great time!!

Note that in the US, protected species are actually protected, and you won't
get within petting distance of an Orca.

Pete