Nov 4-6

On Tuesday we arrived in Port Angeles WA shortly after noon aboard the MV Coho. This ship was much smaller than the BC ferry we took earlier holding around 100 vehicles. It was a smooth trip and Jazz was allowed to come into the lounge, so she enjoyed being able to be with us vs. staying in the RV.

We headed about 100 miles south to our next destination I had read about – Gig Harbour. They call themselves “The Maritime City”. It is located about 25 miles SW of Seattle, just north of Tacoma and there is definitely some money in the area. We set up camp around 3:30 and walked into town about 1.5 km to check it out. Weather was dry at that point, so that was a nice change. We had our lunch on the ship at 11:30am so that was real early for us, so we were in search of the Tide Tavern a recommended place to eat and have happy hour. Luckily we arrived there at 5 pm as shortly after the place became quite busy with locals. Food and drinks were great. We went back home by around 7 and shortly after our favourite song began to play….rain!

The next morning was somewhat clear and I had located an Albertson’s grocery store about ½ to 1 km north of us. Using google maps I was able to find an alternative route for us to take vs. the highway. This was our first grocery expedition using bikes and knapsacks. We loaded them full and as we headed outside, it was just teeming out so a coffee at the in store Starbucks was in order. Once the weather cleared we made it back to camp safely and restocked the fridge for a few more days. Then our song played again. So it was an indoor day for researching and watching some TV/movies. We decided we needed to head out the next day – south and in the pursuit of a longer stay location. We found The Sou’Wester Lodge in Seaview, WA.

Coast, here we come again. If you haven’t realized it yet, we both have a strong propensity to be near water.

Some pic’s of Gig Harbour as we left…