Fort Worden and Port Townsend

  Port Townsend   and Worden

 

Fort Worden became an alternate home for us between stays at Fort Flagler.  At Flagler we look directly across the bay at Port Townsend.  Fort Worden provides the eastern boundary for Port Townsend.  The Fort Worden light house sits on a point of land where Puget Sound flows into San Juan Straits. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cruise ships dwarf the lighthouse as they turn toward the ocean. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Three cruise ships headed out to sea, one behind the other.

 

 

 

 

 

This ship is called the Norwegian Jewel of the Norwegian Cruise Line. With its colorful decorations we at first thought it was from the Carnival Cruise Line. 

 

Like the trio of forts designed to protect the entrance to Puget Sound, Fort Worden includes trails, bunkers, campgrounds, and its row of officer housing that can be rented.   A marine center and small museum can be found at the beach campground.

 

 

 

 

 Fort Worden also serves as a conference center with several barracks to house conference attendees.

 

 

I appreciate this sign that reminds people to leave baby seals alone.

 

 Kayaks can be rented down by the beach.   While here, the wooden kayak group was gathering for a rendezvous.

 

Fill in the blanks on the sign. I obviously missed it when driving by. Or Derrille didn't slow down enough.  :)

 

This barge stirred our curiosity.  We’d never seen anything quite like this before.  It turned out to be a load of logs heading south toward Seattle. A plethora of seagulls were hitching a ride along with it.

 

Port Townsend offers travelers a quaint destination.  Tours of Victorian homes happen at times throughout the year. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The downtown area maintains much of its original look with upscale shops and eateries. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

I'm usually more selective about what I put in the blog....but I thought each of these photos were interesting.  They give you a feel of downtown Port Townsend.

 

We went into town for ice cream one Friday night to find this little town bustling with activity.  Finding a parking place presented a difficult task. 

 

Some people strolled leisurely along the streets.  Other people paused to look out over the water as ferry boats came and went.  People milled around bistro doors listening to the entertainment inside.  Laughter and happy murmurs floated down the streets.

 

An aura of peace and serenity filled the air.  What a great little experience!

 

 Here are a couple of unrelated items....back at Fort Flagler.....a few things that caught my eye as interesting:

 

 

This guy gives people rides around the park on this carriage affair.

 

   This Navy ship caught our interest. We hadn't seen anything like this come through here before. Derrille looked it up. This is the Richard Bird, a dry cargo supply ship.  Hmmm








Check out this trailer with a pop-out at each end.

                                          Then we had the "covered wagon" across the street.                                

 

 Check out these technologically advanced stilts!











This is the last blog before I get my new right shoulder tomorrow.  See you when I get clearance to use my arm for keyboarding.