Was taken to airport by A and Y and checked in for Seattle. The flight was about an hour and 45 mins. Met at airport by Rocket transport whindch took me to D and T's door
Talked forever and went to bed pretty late
Saturday 7 July
Tom cooked lovely breakfast next day and we did a little tour of the Sequim inlet near the house. Also saw the John Wayne Marina. Evidently, John Wayne used to keep his boat in Sequim Marina (pronounced S'quim). Had coffee in the town and then came home for lunch. Was given tour of house - beautiful round house set in 3.5 acres of land. Very comfortable. They also have a cute 130 lb dog - a Great Pyranees.
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| Mural of woman painting a mural |
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| Vintage car rally |
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| Debs, Tom and Rocky |
over for dinner. Laura is a landscape gardener and occasionally helps
Debbie and Tom with their huge garden. Had a lovely evening then off to
bed.
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| Map of area near where Tom and Debs live. S'quim above red circle |
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| The "Round" House |
Got up late and had a lazy day on the deck - just sunbathing and reading (actually listening to my i-pod). The weather is just marvellous with it being cool in the morning and evening and wonderfully warm during the day.Tom is the main chef and cooked a great steak with asparagus. Debbie does a mean cheesecake and wonderful tuna and pasta salad. The house is over-run with cookery and gardening books. I think Tom must have been a chef in a former life. Watched a recent episode of "Lewis", then off to bed.
Monday 9 July
Up early this morning as Debbie and I had decided to take the ferry over to Victoria, British Colombia (in Canada). Tom made us sandwiches for the journey, as we weren't too sure whether there would be anything to eat on the ferry. Unfortunately, Tom couldn't come with us as he had to dog-sit!! but he had to drive us to Port Angeles in order to get the Ferry which is about half an hour's journey from Sequim. In the event we needn't have taken sandwiches as there were bagels and other things on the ferry, but better to be safe than sorry.
When we got off the ferry, we walked over to the Empress Hotel which is the oldest hotel on the island and was built in the 1800s. Beautifully kept still with lots of the old architecture and interior design. We then did a hop on-hop off bus tour of the island and stopped at Craigdorroch Castle (which is not really a castle but was a family home built by the owner of a coal mine). Evidently the locals started calling it a castle, as they had never seen anything quite like it. It had front and back stairs and a ballroom on the top floor. There was also a turret room from where you could practically see the whole island. Wonderful view.
We then got back on the bus which took us on the rest of the tour, through the suburbs. Saw some wonderful houses and gardens and everywhere there were trees of all kinds. We also saw the highest totem pole in the world. Can't remember how tall, but it was big.
Once we were back near the seafront, we found a nice seafood restaurant called Pescatore and had a great lunch. The chowder wasn't as good as some I have had, but the salad was excellent. Debbie had wild salmon and asparagus, which she enjoyed.
We came back on the afternoon ferry and Tom met us as the terminal. Managed to get about an hours' sunshine sitting on the deck. It was glorious as there was, as usual, a little breeze. The sun only goes down about 8.00 pm and keeps its warmth until then. Tom had made a great meal for dinner. We had Deb's cheesecake for dessert - great.
Tuesday 10 July
This morning went for a drive to Port Townsend, which is the opposite direction from Port Angeles. The house is about half-way between the two. We walked along the main street which had some cute shops and then went down to the water where we saw a tall-mast ship, which was in port and being cleaned up. She had beautiful lines and I wanted to take a photo, but forgot to charge the camera battery, so missed out on lots of photos of the day. There was a "Fifties Diner" on the main street - with a colour scheme of pink and green and, as we had the dog with us, we had to sit outside, which wasn't really a problem as the weather was sunny. We ate hamburgers and fries and all the trimmings. Tasted really good. Somehow food tastes somewhat better when eaten *al fresco*.
Drove back and did a detour to see the gargoyle castle, which was lovely to look at as all the fence posts around it were sculpted with different faces. The property looks like a fairytale castle and can be rented for about $2000 a week.
Once we were home again, I was out on the deck again, sunbathing. I also picked fresh strawberries, which Debbie grows, and dead-headed her roses. I could, with some encouragement end up as a horticulturist. It is quite fascinating to see things growing.
Watched a movie, played with the computer, then off to bed.
Wednesday 11 July
Time seems to go so quickly. Was up bright and early (for me) as had to leave the house at 1.30 pm and wanted to have breakfast as well as a good lunch before leaving. Which Tom and Debbie organised brilliantly. Was taken back to the airport by "The Rocket", and got the plane back to San Francisco.
Arrived at the hotel about 9.00 pm and thankfully my room was waiting for me. Felt it was too late to eat a meal so bought an avocado and some crisps and that was dinner, which was fine. Watched Piers Morgan on TV and he really made me sleepy.
More pictures from this trip, later.
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