The first time I ever stayed at a Bed & Breakfast was in Port Townsend. In the early 1980s, it was a getaway for Seattlites. There was an excellent restaurant on the water somewhere that I went to on several occasions. What I remember the most was Fort Worden.
The movie An Officer and a Gentleman came out in 1981 and featured scenes from town and the fort. I had a massive crush on Debra Winger. Port Townsend seemed to increase in popularity over the years, so I thought I would check it out. Plus, I scored a great RV spot at the Marina near downtown.
We set up the Excellent Adventure. We finally got a site with a killer view! We headed into town. Then it started to drizzle.
Fort Worden
We woke early to the sound of drizzle. If I learned anything from the nearly eight years I spent here, it was to ignore the rain. It made for some dramatic skies as we explored the beach and lighthouse.
I spotted an Eagle up high in a tree. Resting from the morning hunt? Trying to get out of the drizzle?
Later we hiked up to an old military installation in the fort. Some big guns were perched here in the late 1800s. Like the fort we saw in Maine last Fall – it never saw any action.
The view from the cliffs where the guns were placed was stunning. You could see across the whole range of the mouth to the Puget Sound.
You could easily understand why this was such a strategic location.
By the end of our morning outing, the drizzle had pretty well stopped. Thanks be, Oh Noodley One!
Port Townsend
Staying in the Marina was a great experience. We had some great walks in the drizzle and otherwise!
Jake stayed in the trailer in the afternoon as I wandered into town. Very, very good vibe here. No Fuck You Biden flags to be seen!
As advertised, the town was full of art galleries and shops with unique and numerous ways to unload yourself of those cumbersome wads of cash. I knew I was in trouble when I saw a gallery for woodworking.
I wasn’t disappointed and left with a few unique items, including a carving of a humpback whale in a rare buckeye burl. Stunning π€©.
I walked up a long flight of stairs to get a shot.
As I walked up to take a picture, a momma deer and her two fawns cautiously strolled across my path before disappearing into the bushes on the steep hillside. How cool is that!
We enjoyed our time here in the mystical Port Townsend. The vibe alone was worth it. I had never seen so many Bernie stickers on Prius anywhere! Not a tRumper in sight!
Next, we head to Seattle to visit the fam and get the X6 serviced before heading southeast again toward home.
