On the Olympic Peninsula

Friday’s trip along the northern shore of the peninsula changed a little along the way.  We got off the main road and took a number of back roads along Sequim (pronounced “skwim”) Bay to the Dungeness Spit, which is a shallow sand bar into the Strait of Juan de Fuca. The Sequim area is known for its production of lavender.  We stopped at a small farm to see how they process this herb.

We got to Port Angeles about mid-day, but then learned their crabfest wouldn’t begin until 4PM.  Oh well, the Thai food was almost as good.  Hurricane Ridge is part of the Olympic National Park, and is just outside of town but the ridge was fogged in and the Visitors’ Center was closed due to the government shutdown.  Instead, we went a little farther west and found a back road along Lake Crescent that was similar to some NASTE motorcycling routes back home.

Here is where we turned back

 

Saturday, we stayed a little closer to home by first finding a couple of local geocaches, then wandering along the shoreline of Puget Sound, from Port Ludlow, to Mat Mat Bay, to Marrowstone Island, to Port Hadlock.

  

 

 

We didn’t take the time to check out the beaches, but we did stop to get some fresh crabmeat and other seafood at a couple of  local shops.