Category Archives: San Juan Islands

Skill-Building at the Burrows Island Lighthouse Restoration

Posted on August 27, 2014 by debbysdepartures — 3 Comments ↓

“Come out and help restore Burrows Island Lighthouse this summer! We’re gearing up to make huge strides this season and we have projects for every skill level, from beginner to Continue Reading →

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Park Benches of Sucia Island State Park

Posted on January 21, 2014 by debbysdepartures — 3 Comments ↓

Over 15 years ago, long before he met me, my now-husband hiked to the top of Mount Constitution, and looked down at the views of the San Juan Islands below. Continue Reading →

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Hiking on Orcas Island

Posted on January 16, 2014 by debbysdepartures — 3 Comments ↓

“In 1933 the United States was already in the 4th year of the Great Depression. Millions of people were without jobs. In March 1933 Franklin D. Roosevelt became President of Continue Reading →

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Lighthouses of the San Juan Islands: Patos Island and Turn Point

Posted on January 8, 2014 by debbysdepartures — 6 Comments ↓

On Patos we picnicked a lot – on the beaches, in the woods, or across on Little Patos. Mamma knew just what to fix for a meal in the open Continue Reading →

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Lighthouses of the San Juan Islands: Burrows Island, Cattle Point, and Lime Kiln

Posted on December 30, 2013 by debbysdepartures — 8 Comments ↓

How to plan a staycation in less than 48 hours: Request time off work for a week in mid-October. Decide where to go – San Juan Islands. Do a bit Continue Reading →

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Debby Lee Jagerman-Dungan

If someone asked me where are the favorite places I have traveled that I would like to return to, while it would be a tough choice, I really would have to say Bhutan and England. Two totally different countries, and I am fascinated by both of them. Bhutan, for its culture, its people, its religion, its Gross National Happiness, and its landscape. England, for its long-distance walking. Well, ok, I have not done all the walks in England, and have only scratched the surface, but there is one walk in particular that not only have I walked, but I have also written a book about! It is the 630-mile South West Coast Path, and my book released in December of 2018 is called, “The Arrow Closest To The Acorn. An American Woman’s Walking Adventure on England’s 630-Mile South West Coast Path.”

In general, I love to travel. I love to take pictures, and to write. And I love to walk and hike at home, and when I travel. In addition to the SWCP, I have also walked on the 482-mile Camino de Santiago across northern Spain, with an additional twenty miles up Spain’s Atlantic Coast. I have trekked to the village of Laya in Bhutan at 12,500 feet, backpacked the Wonderland Trail around Mount Rainier, ambled around the Cotswolds in England, tramped in New Zealand, and I am one of the few to walk around the perimeter of Île d'Orléans near Québec City, Canada. I have also journeyed from the Galapagos Islands to Punxsutawney, PA; from Cambodia and Vietnam to at least 25 countries in Europe; from at least 35 states in the United States to Australia and Belize. I enjoy exploring lighthouses anywhere I travel, and I purposely go to states such as Oregon, Washington, and Michigan just to see the lighthouses. I have been traveling since I was in college telling myself, “Why wait till I retire?”

In addition to my first written travel book on the SWCP, I have also created my favorite subject to photograph when I travel - windows and doors - into six books, including places from the Cotswolds to the Camino, from Île d’Orléans to Porvoo in Finland, lighthouses in Michigan, and ten other various countries including Bhutan. Who knows, I may even create a book with windows and doors pictures along the SWCP.

All books are available on Amazon.com, Amazon.co.uk, and other Amazon channels, with links below, with the written book on the South West Coast Path available in both paperback and eBook versions. There are brief descriptions of each book on my "Windows and Doors Travel Photography Books" page and on the "Written Book - "The Arrow Closest To The Acorn" - South West Coast Path" page.

Please feel free to contact me at debbysdepartures[at]yahoo[dot]com. As I say at the end of all my blogs, Sweet Travels!

The Arrow Closest To The Acorn

Windows and Doors of the Camino de Santiago

The Porches of Île d’Orléans

Windows and Doors of the Cotswolds

Windows and Doors of the “Great Lakes Lighthouse Festival”

Windows of Porvoo (Finland)

To Open and Unlock: Windows and Doors from Ten Countries

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Unless specifically mentioned, all images on this Debby's Departures blog, and my previous blogs on the Wanderlust and Lipstick website (both as 'Debby's Departures' and 'Tea, Sugar, a Dream,'), are my own original photographs and therefore are copyright protected (©Debby Lee, Debby Lee Jagerman, Debby Lee Dungan, or Debby Lee Jagerman-Dungan). Feel free to use my images for non-commercial use so long as you give me credit and let me know via email. Likewise, feel free to pin my images to Pinterest, but please mention me by name. For all inquiries, please contact me at debbysdepartures(at)yahoo(dot)com. Thank you. Sweet Travels!