Saturday morning the 10th of August- well, we woke up, had some steaming coffee and after finishing our “discussion” that started on Friday made a plan for the rest of the weekend. It’s been super cool in the mornings here. Just what we wanted when we started this adventure. We decided to head over to Port Townsend for the day. I researched quite a bit before we arrived in Port Angeles and discovered there’s just sooo much to see and so little time to do so, we only had time to hit the highlights Saturday and Sunday. As we entered Port Townsend, we pulled over to Google “best things to see in Port Townsend” and Fort Worden State Park showed up. So off we went. Oh my it was so worth it! We love history and this place is full of it. We saw Point Wilson Lighthouse that has its own story. Too long to tell you here so Google “history of Point Wilson lighthouse Fort Worden” and you can discover it yourself. Definitely history worth knowing, especially for wartime buffs. We saw old military housing, beautiful beaches, had a drink and played cribbage in the old jailhouse, hiked up to where they practiced shooting bombs in the ocean (that’s a bizarre thought), and pondered life of a soldier during the late 1800’s- 1940’s on this base. The houses for the commanding officers has servant quarters on the third floor. Which also caused us to take pause, as the entire base was white soldiers. We saw picture after picture in the museum and all the men and women were white. After our time here we went into town and asked some locals where to find some good fish and chips. Can’t have enough fresh fish! I think we’re on restaurant #4 now for local fish and chips? We did indeed find a great place and thus far the best fish and chips. Very light batter and yummy cod fish.
After a full day we headed back to camp and planned to go into the Hoh rain forest the next day, something I was highly looking forward to, but ran into our camping neighbors when we pulled in and enjoyed a long chat with them about all they’ve been seeing in the area. It’s been fun meeting people along the way who are regulars at this life in the road lifestyle. This couple is retired and enjoying a few weeks this summer traveling. They highly recommended Buchart Garden on Victoria Island. Talked us through all the logistics and so we changed plans on the fly, bought our ferry tickets for early the next morning and prepared to go to Victoria. Now to watch the Olympics and go to bed.
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