Revisiting Coupeville's "Town Park": playground, concerts, cookhouse, bbq, tennis, and more

Left: Luc holding Stella on the slide with Marina behind them Right: the Pavilion

This is the best slide around. It is tall, metal, and steep. Great for a adventurous four-year old and a one-year old who thinks she is invincible (with a parent of course). Yesterday I revisited a park form my past: Town Park in Coupeville (at NW Coveland and Colburn Streets). The park is located on 3.8 acres above (to the north-west) of downtown Coupeville. When I visited it was an idyllic sunny day with fluffy clouds gently sailing overhead. My husband and I brought our take-out lunch to the park with our two kids and enjoyed the water view through the trees, the little daisies covering the field and the slide. Mostly, the slide. Marina loved it. She climbed up the stairs and slid down the slide over and over. Then she began, as kids always do, to climb up the slide and slide back down, forget the stairs.

The park has an open grassy field, an outdoor pavilion for concerts and other social events, a large cookhouse, BBQ, picnic tables, tennis courts, bathrooms, and a playground with a climbing dome, slide, and big kids swings (sorry no baby swings). Much of the park overlooks Penn Cove and there is a trail that goes to the beach.

I remember this park when I was a kid, visiting it with my parents to see the "Concerts on the Cove" series. We would play hard and walk down to town and get ice cream at the local ice cream parlor, Kapaw's Iskreme, which by the way is wonderful! Try it out sometime: http://www.waymarking.com/waymarks/WM3T7D

L: Picnic and BBQ with a view L: Primitive Trail to the beach

L: the slide R: Tennis & bathrooms

L: Stella picks daisies for daddy R: NW Coveland Street & Coupeville Town Park

L: More playing R: great big fun field= endless possibilities

L: Very big tree slice on display R: Pavilion for concerts and social events

L: Swings aren't just for kids R: little daisy flowers, daisy chain anyone?

Map for Coupeville Town Park

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Really Hungry? Try Toby's in Coupeville

Toby's in Coupeville is a restaurant and bar (no kids!) and great for a date with your husband or wife. I actually stopped there to get take-out after a 13 mile run last weekend and I was happy with their buffalo burger and fries. Just remember to get your own ketchup before you leave, they won't give you any in your take-out unless you ask. They also offer seafood like mussels. I asked where to eat in Coupeville at the local coffee bar and they told me that Toby's is the ONLY edible restaurant besides the fancy "Chistopher's," which according to random sources is also great. The woman serving my espresso put it this way, "The only place that is safe to eat out at is Toby's. People come from a ways away to eat there. It is a great restaurant." Now, I only tried one meal, but for a small town it was great and the service was quick and polite. What more can you ask for?
http://www.tobysuds.com/

Fun at the Pumkin Patch in October, Sherman Farm, Coupeville

We met up with two other families to enjoy the pumpkins at the Sherman Farm in COupeville, a 30 minute drive from Langley. Well worth the experience, with or without kids, as there are many different types of pumkins and squash for sale, for very little money.

It sure was fun to watch the kids enjoy the pumpkins and each other.

Danny, you are getting so big!

I think it is quite impressive how many kids are engaging with the camera at once (or at least nearly so). Notice Baby Stella is in a pumpkin cage ;)

See? $1 for a squash!?!!

Pretty cool hay bale pumkins. These pumpkins also lined the road on the drive over.

There was even a straw bale play area near the parking lot. We played a lot here, and took a lot of pictures.

Marina chasing Jeanne. She can run (Jeanne)! I don' t think Jeanne or I put away our camera the whole time. Too many cool photos-to-be.

Susan (with camera too :) and Chloe play in the straw. It became much more wild than this . . .

Yes, like this! Lots of throwing straw! I love this picture of Ben

Also, If you like ice cream there is a great ice cream parlor in the downtown near the water. We enjoyed some ice cream after our pumpkin adventure.