Arriving in Port Townsend again
OK, so this may sound weird, but the last two weeks were all decided on this week’s reservation in Port Townsend. The dates that we could get booked at the Point Harbor Marina decided all the other; including my son’s visit and everything leading up to it. It has been two years since our last visit to PT and we were both looking forward to it. As you may have guessed, PT is easily one of our most favorite towns in the US.
Alas, we had a single night to burn before we could pull into our reservation at the marina. Originally we were going to take up an asphalt space at the Casino not far down the road, but as we were driving that direction we got word that Leigh & Brian were in camped in the Port Townsend fairgrounds. A few minutes later and we were pulling up to not one, but two aluminum hotdogs! It turns out that John and Laura (who we ran into recently) were also there, camped right next door. A night of sitting around a propane camp fire with cocktails and friends would do just fine. And as the evening progressed we all got a visit from Lucas & Marybeth of @leftnleaving and @goingstag as well. Brushing up on those socializing skills.
It’s always exciting to have an impromptu get-together of this size. To meet new folks and to catch up with some that we haven’t seen in a while – it’s all good. And, as luck would have it, the Watsons (I swear they are following us) would pull in the following day making it five couples in the party.
Kerri and I only stayed at the fairgrounds a single night, arriving for our reservation at the marina the following day after restocking our supplies for the week’s stay, or so we thought. As is customary, we forget an item or two from the grocery list, so on Monday we decided to take the 1.5 mile stroll to the store to remedy that. Along the way we explored the hundreds of sail boats parked in the marinas. We are clueless infants on the entire subject, but we can’t help but to daydream about our future plans to be sailing. I even took it so far as to bother a local working on his boat to ask a few questions. Those questions resulted in a tour of his boat, which Kerri and I both fell in love with. As luck would have it, it is also for sale and now we can’t stop talking about it. In fact, we are seriously considering changing our plans for the next 18 months (which amount to exactly nothing) and going for our dream now. First we need to educate ourselves a bit and look at what else is out there, but you will be the first to know.
I was in Port Townsend a few weeks ago and stayed at the fairgrounds. I got two days of drizzle and dense fog. It was enough for me to decide I’d had my fill of the PNW coast. The next day I headed to Montana.
Yea it can be that way at times. Our week stay was perfect weather the whole time. This upcoming week is rain all day, every day for 8 days.