We started off the day exploring downtown Port Angeles. It really is a nice little town with lots of funky shops. One of our favorites was the Fiber Crafts studio. The owner clearly has some imagination and some pull with the city as she has decorated many of the statues that surround her shop in various outfits. In the heart of downtown there is a flight of stairs stretching three flights high. At it's base is a beautiful wrap around mural of the area's forest and ocean views with a fountain at it's center. Literally just a few miles outside of town is a view of at least six different mountains making up this exquisite Olympic mountain range. The view was so beautiful that it was hard to understand why it was named Hurricane Ridge. Then the wind started up.
Inside the safety of Vandrea we heard the winds whip and lap at the van's exterior and the hands and faces of fellow tourists heading for the visitor's center. We eventually found the will (when the wind slowed slightly) so we stopped in the visitor's center and learned that there are several different species of animals (like the Olympic Marmot) and wildflowers that occur only in this area. Since it is almost July we had expected better weather but like Mt. Saint Helens, Mt. Rainier and Mt. Elinor, the mountain dictates the weather not the season. We ended the day is the quaint town of Poulsbo. This little Scandinavian town even has an adorably decorated Senior Center or Senior Citizen Lounge as they call it. For the night we stayed at the local Walmart and greatly enjoyed the movie "Jeff who lives at home." If you haven't seen it, do. It's fantastic. -A
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