Driving Miss Donna: I got my toes in the water, ass in the sand, not a worry in the world, a cold beer in my hand…

Friday, September 14, 2012

I got my toes in the water, ass in the sand, not a worry in the world, a cold beer in my hand…

Longest blog title ever? Maybe, but what a great week. As I said we planned on spending it in Washington. It was worth every minute. We stayed longer, found new favourite spots and revisited some old ones.
To get to Washington this way you cross the Strait on a ferry from Whidbey Island to Port Townsend. Port Townsend itself is a historic but active port, and very interesting to meander their streets. Our first stop was Sequim State Park. Sequim is located off the Strait of Juan de Fuca, on Sequim Bay. It is a small state park, with close access to both Port Townsend and Port Angeles. This allowed easy access to travelling the smaller less busy roads around the area, and just sightseeing and enjoying the views. The 2 nights there were a great start to relaxing.
Next stop was South Beach Campground. This is a small “dry” campground within the Olympic National Forest, and by far our favourite site in our travels 100%. You can choose a sight right on the ocean, as we did, and within seconds are walking miles of beach. But what is a great rest stop and campground if it doesn’t also give you access to tonnes of great highways to explore? We made a round trip to Hoquiam and visited an AT&T store, searching for one that could put more data on our wireless data stick. NO luck that day, but as always we gained another lesson in Wi-Fi patience in America. ALMOST got it online, but alas no Canadian addresses recognized. ARGH
This is such an amazing, peaceful place, we could stay here for weeks. The setback is it closes mid-September, and doesn’t meet our schedule too well. We will have to adjust future August/September travel dates!
Anyhow – 2 nights in paradise and we moved on. This next step of our trip is going to be so exciting – as I write this we are sitting in the Portland airport waiting for Lindsay and Connor to arrive. They are getting in as much travel as possible before Lindsay’s maternity leave is up. We are spending the next week showing off our beloved Oregon coast, and can’t wait to show it to everyone in our family some day. Do you think Don and I could come here with all the grandchildren some year?
So the next story will be “Connor Does Oregon”!
Here are a few of our favorite shots...