I spent a couple of weeks up here with my dad and my brother hauling and painting a boat. Every morning we’d get a thermos of coffee from the wonderful folks at Penguin Coffee, and when it got dark we’d repair to the excellent pub for a CBGB burger and very good beer. We did squeeze in time in between to wander around this cool old nautical town, and I always like to stop in when I can. Don’t miss the ESB at the brewery attached to the Rockfish. Or the nautical supply store filled with a hundred years of all things brass, and lots that aren’t. Everyone was friendly and cool, and if I had to live in a small town Anacortes would head up the list.