Day 105 - June 29, 2008

Today we traveled to Port Townsend. Our first stop was an utterly fantastic, fresh seafood lunch at the 3 crabs. I swear, the clams, scallops, prawns, crabs and fish jumped right out of the ocean and onto our steamed platter. This was absolutely incredible seafood. In case you haven't guessed by now, seafood is my favorite food. Then we went on to the charming town of Port Townsend. This was a booming town in the 1800's but unfortunately the railroad passed them by but it has been resurrected. Next stop was Fort Worden State Park. The Officer's Row houses have been restored so they are available for rent for large groups (family reunions,anniversaries, etc). This was a great stop. We were not planning to spend this much time here but it was well worth it.

Does this look familiar? Hopefully you guessed the movie "Officer and a Gentleman". This was the place of the final salute. Almost the entire film was filmed here at Ft. Worden or Port Townsend. We did a walking tour of the fort of the movie's sites and also the historical sites of the fort.

Point Wilson Lighthouse at Ft. Worden

St. Paul's Church was built in 1865, making it the oldest Episcopal church in the diocese of Olympia.

Port Townsend's charm stems from its impressive collection of Victorian-era architecture. The entire central portion is a historic district with homes sporting turrets, pergolas, towns, gingerbread trim and Carpenter Gothic details.