[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 …
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 …
Port Townsend is empty, mostly, and the rain is a persistent fine drizzle that soaks through everything, my hat, my gloves, the gaps between the buttons in my coat… It’s windy too, and to add insult to injury, nearly everything is closed save the Safeway and the Starbucks. The wharf is deserted until a stocky …