Port Townsend

Saturday Daryl and I took the boat out to Port Townsend. It's our second 'big trip' (the first was Seattle). It only took about 1.5 hours to get there by boat - but it went quick and the scenery was beautiful! Turns out it was a great day to be on the water - it was smooth as glass most of the way there. :-)

Port Townsend is a quaint city once believed to become the major hub or port city of Washington. There are beautiful Victorian homes on a bluff overlooking the bay and lots of great brick buildings downtown. We spent about 3 hours walking around to check things out before heading back home. We had lunch at a great 50's diner with all the traditional soda fountain favorites. The food was great, but we agreed picnicing on the boat next time would be better.

We look forward to going back, I know we missed some cool stuff - but it was a GREAT day none-the-less. Some photos below, but next time I'm going to take the two shots I wished I would have while coming in from the water.

Both directions we saw porpoises (the marine mammals that look like dolphins) playing in the water and on the way back we came across a large school of salmon jumping out of the water.

This is a portion of Downtown Port Townsend

This is the Commander's Beach House which is a bed and breakfast. It has a terrific view of the water, it is right on the beach and it is surrounded by beautiful flowers.

Our chariot awaits.....