Sunday December 30, 2012
We are ferry bound to Port Townsend for New Years and hope to do a little snowshoeing at Hurricane Ridge in the Olympics.
Nikki ferry bound
Nikki & me watching us come into port at Kingston, which almost made us late getting back to the car where Joe & Chance would have drove off without us.
We grabbed lunch in Port Townsend at Fountain Café. Next we went to Fort Worden State Park for a little hiking around old batteries.
First up, Battery Walker, located on a bluff facing the Strait of Juan de Fuca which contained 2 3” guns
Good warning, thanks.
Rebel.
Beach below
Next up, Battery Tolles, also along the beach bluff below Artillery Hill which contained 4 6” guns.
Strait of Juan de Fuca
Hiking to the next battery, on Artillery Hill.
On Artillery Hill there was Battery Ash, which had 2 plotting barbette guns; Battery Quarles, which contained 3 10” barbette guns; and Battery Randol, which contained 2 10” barbette guns.
Battery Brannon, located on Artillery Hill which had 2 plotting rooms for 8 12” mortars and Battery Powell which also had 8 12” mortars.
We went downtown to walk around.
Port Townsend is also known for the many Victorian buildings remaining for its 19th-century heyday. It’s a U.S. National Historic Landmark District.
Afterwards we checked into our rental cottage along North Beach. As the cloud cleared we had a great view of Mount Baker from the cottage.
After a quick nap for the girls, we went back downtown to Sirens for drinks and dinner.
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