Our side of the lake was still in shadows.
The next morning was an optional walk to Marymere Falls. The path Maribeth took us along followed the lake through the Olympic Park Institute then up the valley to the falls. The sun had not yet penetrated the valley. There was a steep section with steps up to the falls which was a lovely narrow stream cascading a long distance down the moss covered stone face of the cliff. We walked back to the lodge for breakfast and finished packing our bags to load up in the vans.
We drove to Port Townsend, which had a lot of nice galleries and restaurants. There was a crafts fair “uptown” that we didn’t make it to due to the short time (about 2 hours) we had to explore and eat lunch. We stopped into a very nice gallery featuring Native American artists where we bought a coffee mug. After lunch we bought a copper salmon to put on the deck wall.
From Port Townsend we drove to Bainbridge Island where we caught the ferry to Seattle. On the ferry we took our official group photo, drafting other ferry passengers to assist with the photography. The vans dropped us off at the Westin where we made our farewells on the sidewalk.
Our side of the lake was still in shadows.
Across the water there were some low clouds catching the sun.
Some more low clouds.
A hare on the ground of the Olympic Park Institute.
Marymere Falls.
The bottom of the falls.
Maribeth and Michael on the deck of the ferry.
Mount Ranier in the distance.
The Seattle skyline - from the Space Needle on the left to downtown highrises on the right.
Looking back at the Olympic range.
Another shot back at the Olympics from the ferry deck.
Mt. Ranier over sailboat and port facilities.
First attempt at taking a shot of the Space Needle from our hotel room at night (August 20).
Took this one at dusk on August 21.
And another one not too long afterwards.
We checked into the hotel for another two nights. The room we were in this time faced the Space Needle – a very nice view that Jonathan took some shots at dusk and I tried a few as it was lit up at night.
The next day after breakfast, we walked over to the waterfront in search of the aquarium. After browsing the exhibits we ate lunch at one of the restaurants there, then walked through the Pike Place Market on our way to catch the monorail to the Seattle Center where we spent another couple of hours in the science museum.
