This past week, I travelled to Washington State with my parents for 3 days. I’m braking up the trip to two blogs.
Day 1: Victoria to Bainbridge.
The day started off really early for me. I was not able to book a reservation for the 10:30am Black Ball Ferry from Victoria to Port Angeles. I had to get to the ferry terminal just after the first ferry left at 6:10am and line up to be put on standby. I got there at 5:35am, but did not line up as I would have been told to turn around and come back, so I parked the car and waited until 6am when I noticed 2 cars were not told to turn around I joined the queue. (I was told that the first 5 cars on standby are guaranteed a place on the ferry-I was car number 3).
At 8:30am my parents joined me at the ferry terminal 9:00am we went through customs, and we set off at 10:30.
I drove my parents’ Honda Fit because 1) it has a GPS map, and 2) it is under 14’ (the cheaper fare for the Washington State Ferries)…my 2008 Nissan Versa does not have GPS, and it is 14.09’
Once in Port Angeles, we drove to Hurricane Ridge in the Olympic Mountains. We were worried about the weather because when we started on our journey it was heavily overcast, but as we ascended the mountains it started to clear up and the views were spectacular. Note: I purchased a National Parks Pass before departing Victoria.
After having a picnic lunch, we headed down the mountain and drove to Bainbridge Island. It took longer than expected because of all the construction on the roads.
Our destination was the Japanese American Exclusion Memorial. The memorial is located where the first Japanese Americans were forcibly taken from the island to be brought to internment camps on the mainland during WWII.
We then headed into the town of Bainbridge and had dinner at the Harbour Public House . Dad and I had the Ribollita, which was good, and my mom had the salmon Pub Famous Chowder… she said it was only “okay”.
We ended the day at the hotel I booked on Expedia. (Quality Inn & Suites Bainbridge Island). It was clean and quiet… except for the snoring that came from my family 🙂
Please note: I do not get paid for mentioning any of these places in my blog.
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