26 things to do in Bellingham during the Summer, maybe in one day...

And a  lot of folks have asked me, "What's great about Bellingham?"
 
Well, there are a ton of things to do, starting south on Chuckanut Drive there is a place called 1) Clayton beach, a sandy beach to get a nice morning ocean swim in, then a light hike back up to the car....if you like oysters, 2) there is a little place on Chuckanut to grab lunch, or you can stop at 3)  Taylor's Oyster Farm and pick up a bag of your own and shuck them right there on shore....
 
Then you can head north to 4) Fairhaven, a littering of shops, boutiques, and great restaurants like Flats ( a tapas bar , mainly small dishes), Mambo Italiano's, the Fool's Onion (thanks Court!) or The Black Cat!  Or, if fine dining is on the docket for the night, the Oyster Bar is  a great place, as well as Fino's, a fantastic restaurant in the same building as the 6) Chrysalis Day spa..
 
7) Head north to Bellingham on the interurban  trail that takes about 45 minutes to walk from Downtown Fairhaven, along the bay, and 8) get great ice cream at Mallard's, or for the older kids, 9) a beer at Boundary Bay, Bellingham's own micro brew (you'll see their t-shirts all over town), and 10) enjoy shopping in downtown Bellingham, check out the 11) Kids Museum, or the 12) Public Library, or a 13) great lunch Burrito at Bandito Burrito, or Casa Que Pasa.
 
14) You can drive or walk down to Zuanich Point, and 15) relax at the park right on the point of the marina, about 2 acres of lawn to 16) fly a kite, play frisbee, or watch the boats head out to the San Juan Islands.  17) Or hop on a boat going out for Whale Watching, or check out the rates on chartering or 18) buying a boat of your own! (make some guy's day, I bet).
 
20) Then there's the Mall if that's something you'd ve interested in, 21) a couple golf courses in town, one of which being in Sudden Valley, a great course, and 23) hiking trails all over.  Or you can go swimming in 24) Lake Whatcom, Lake Padden, head up and 25) swim in the glacially cooled waters of the Nooksack...
 
26)  Nightlife?  We've got night life!  Three movie theatres, bowling alleys, bars, a couple "nightclubs", a very musically infused town, or just  a nice walk downtown, to try another one of the home-made ice cream shops.....
 
Hope this is a good start!