BTW, highly recommend Port Townsend, a historical town in Washington state. You can drive the long way around or take ferries from Seattle.
Back in the day, Port Townsend used to be the single entry point for legally imported goods to be inspected and taxed in the U.S. Because of that, there are a good number of Victorian homes and commercial buildings preserved in town.
In the Western part of Washington state, there’s the largest ferry system in the U.S., because people live scattered across myriad islands and peninsulas.
One of the new adventures for our dog on this trip, we took a car ferry. He was put off by the rumbling ferry engines and the announcements on the public address system at first, but quickly settled in.
Yesterday I saw a man with a parrot on his shoulder, walking down the promenade. They were stopped by lots of people for photos. Every so often the parrot would stretch his wings and squawk. If you look closely you can see the parrot has a little cape on!
Cocktails and then dinner on a random rooftop that a friend and I happened across. Terrific to have sustained our friendship across continents and different phases of life, with many adventures.
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