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If you're looking for a getaway, an island is always a great place to start. On rural islands, there is a thing that I call "island time." I'm sure someone else coined that phrase, but it basically means that frantic pace of city gets left behind as soon as you step onto ferry. In Friday Harbor, Washington on San Juan Island, it's a little harder to sense island time because Friday Harbor is touristier than other places in San Juan archipelago. There's even a movie theater and a shopping district.

But if you want best of both worlds -- a bit of island time while still having things to do when rusticity and quiet get to be too much for you, then Friday's Historic Inn (built in1891) might be a good place to start. It's quiet and tranquil while still being only two blocks from ferry terminal and next door to restaurants and shops.

The owners have menus from all local restaurants and can point you to best restaurant for your mood or diet. Since I was on a high protein diet that week, they sent me to a place called Back Door Kitchen, which not only had wonderful food, but helped me figure out what I could order and how I could swap things around on their menu to get a nice meal without too many carbs for same price.

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Editor's Note: IGFA is a nonprofit membership supported conservation and record keeping organization, founded in 1939, with members in over 120 countries. The association's headquarters are in 60,000 square foot IGFA Fishing Hall of Fame and Museum in Dania Beach, Florida.

The 2004 championship will highlight IGFA's fifth year in sponsoring a tournament series, The championships was held May 16-22, 2004 in Cabo San Lucas, Mexico. As a qualifying event, each tournament participant will receive a one-year membership in IGFA. There is no doubt that it will be an exciting event that will attract international interest. The 2003 tournament series attracted a record 89 qualifying tournaments. The 2002 championship tournament was represented by 81 tournaments from 26 countries and 12 U.S. states representing over 20,000 anglers.

For further information on Rolex/IGFA Offshore Championship contact IGFA, phone: 954/927-2628, fax: 954/924-4299, email: Lwilson@igfa.org.

For further information on IGFA membership, contact Michael Myatt at International Game Fish Association, 300 Gulf Stream Way, Dania Beach, Florida 33004 • 954/927-2628 • Fax 954/924-4299 • Visit http://www.igfa.org or email: mmyatt@igfa.org

A Few Qualifying Tournaments For The Cabo Championships:

TOURNAMENTS LEADING UP TO THE 2005 SHOOTOUT