The RV is wonderful. This is not a paid ad but I think both of us could go to work for Forest River with their Georgetown product and do well … we a really happy with the home and the vehicle.
OK enough for the ad.
Yesterday, with our hosts Wanda and Richard Gardner, we took the ferry from Whidbey Island over to Port Townsend on the Olympic peninsula. It was 64 degrees and a clear blue sky … another chamber of commerce day for coastal Washington … gorgeous!
Port Townsend is a neat little tourist town that was built in the late 1800s as a logging town and most of the buildings date from that era. An interesting note is the John Quincy Adams house which is for sale today and that most of the streets are named after former presidents. This is one of the largest collections of 1880 era homes and buildings, in fine condition, that we have seen in our travels. This one is one of a dozen on the main street built within about 15 years in the 1880s.
Just to the north of and part of Port Townsend is Fort Worden, now a state park. This was an important stronghold for the western coast in the 1800s and is now a wonderful piece of real estate. We looked at the restored officers’ quarters and the parade ground and the fort which is typical of those in the 1800s. That’s Mount Baker in the distance with a good coat of snow. There’s actually a nice RV park on the old fort and a potential stop for us on our way south. There is also another nice place for RVs right in Port Townsend at their marina.
After a long day of touring … with our knowledgeable hosts the Gardners, we stopped at their place for a final brew. Here they are in front of their place which overlooks Puget Sound.
And in the back, over a brew of our choice, a calm, 64 degree day looking toward Victoria, Canada, from the bluff behind their house … the only disturbance being the occasional bald eagle snatching rabbits from the hillside.
