My sister Lizzie and I drove up to Port Townsend yesterday, on the northeastern tip of the Olympic Peninsula. It's a quaint little town, retaining a nineteenth century feel mixed with the features of a working seaport. We wandered around a bit, and these are a few pictures I took on our visit. The first one, above, is actually a house at a place called Port Gamble.
You can kind of see thee sound in the background (or is it the channel?) If I recall, the pretty building on the corner was an old hotel.
Another of the neat old buildings in the town, this one housed a clothing store on the first floor. I wonder if it wasn't a larger department store in an earlier incarnation.
This was part of the window display in one of the several bookstores we passed by, each of which seemed to specialize in collectible old children's books (among other things).
Driftwood sculpture down near the water-- this end of the log featured carved seals, while in the middle there was a carved out bench (though it was much too cold and windy yesterday to really enjoy a sit-down in that spot).
The Maritime Center appeared to be closed when we walked by, but it definitely looked worthy of a visit at some point in the future (maybe in the summertime).
The real highlight of our little daytrip was a visit with my cousin Anne Marie-- who I hadn't seen in about fifteen years-- and her two boys Carlton and Quinton. We had a lunch that lasted at least a couple of hours and shared lots of great stories about each other and various family members and friends. I sure hope it isn't another fifteen years before we can do it again.
My sister Lizzie and I drove up to Port Townsend yesterday, on the northeastern tip of the Olympic Peninsula. It's a quaint little town, retaining a nineteenth century feel mixed with the features of a working seaport. We wandered around a bit, and these are a few pictures I took on our visit. The first one, above, is actually a house at a place called Port Gamble.
You can kind of see thee sound in the background (or is it the channel?) If I recall, the pretty building on the corner was an old hotel.
Another of the neat old buildings in the town, this one housed a clothing store on the first floor. I wonder if it wasn't a larger department store in an earlier incarnation.
This was part of the window display in one of the several bookstores we passed by, each of which seemed to specialize in collectible old children's books (among other things). 
Driftwood sculpture down near the water-- this end of the log featured carved seals, while in the middle there was a carved out bench (though it was much too cold and windy yesterday to really enjoy a sit-down in that spot).
The Maritime Center appeared to be closed when we walked by, but it definitely looked worthy of a visit at some point in the future (maybe in the summertime).
The real highlight of our little daytrip was a visit with my cousin Anne Marie-- who I hadn't seen in about fifteen years-- and her two boys Carlton and Quinton. We had a lunch that lasted at least a couple of hours and shared lots of great stories about each other and various family members and friends. I sure hope it isn't another fifteen years before we can do it again.
2 comments:
Did you actually "pass by" those book stores, John? Sure wish I could have joined you all for lunch. Sounds like a great little trip. Mom
Yes we had a really good time (and yes, we did poke around in a couple of the shops).
Dr. John
Post a Comment