Another Roadside Attraction

[With apologies and respect to Tom Robbins.] J. was a little annoyed. I was making a three point turn — well, in truth, it was closer to a 12 point turn — in a gravel and mud driveway lined on both sides by tire eating gullies. The road was fast and winding — it was …


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Port Townsend’s Clam Cannery Hotel

FYI: Our stay at the Clam Cannery was comped, we were invited by the owners. Port Townsend is such a great getaway from Seattle — it’s a two hour drive plus a ferry trip — close enough for the ambitious to go for the day but far away enough to feel like somewhere else. It’s …


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The Inn at Port Ludlow

Disclaimer: We received one night and our meals, all expenses paid, from the PR folks that represent the Inn.

There’s not much to do in Port Ludlow in the wintertime. The town is little more than a crossroads with a gas station and a mini mart. Port Townsend has more to offer, if you like twee little shops and antiquing and cafes – which, I confess, I do but only in small amounts. There’s some nice hiking/biking/boating activities if the weather is more cooperative, but when we stopped over, the weather hovered somewhere between biting and bitter cold with the smell of snow in the air. It’s weather for doing nothing, for reading and gazing out the window, for napping and snacking. And while yes, a person can do that stuff at home, sometimes it’s nice to fall asleep while reading your book somewhere else. I said “Yes, absolutely,” to the invitation to the Inn.


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Kitsap Getaway

There’s a handful of pics from our days out on the Peninsula here.