Monday, May 12, 2014

The Olympic Peninsula

Day one of our three day road trip involved twelve hours on the road along the Washington coast, with no map and only a 2001 Michelin travel guide from 2001. We were incredibly lucky with the weather on our trip. It felt like summer!

Our first stop was Port Townsend. We got there by driving through Whidbey Island and taking the ferry from Coupeville to Port Townsend. It's a pretty town with amazing architecture from the Victorian era.

Fort Worden's lighthouse:




Port Townsend:





We then headed west towards the Olympic National Park. We didn't get to go inside the park, but drove around it instead and stopped at the sights along the highway.

Lake Crescent:



Ruby Beach





Driving through the rainforest and Lake Quinault



I'm definitely going back one day. These weren't even the three star attractions in the park!

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