The Art of Wooden Boats

I grabbed my camera and headed over to Boat Haven where I walked the docks and captured some of the beauty expressed in wood.  Many of the boats in the harbor have websites.  For example, the Wells Gray is a 1927 ex-BC Forest Service vessel (www.wells-gray.com).








































Here's a video titled "Sailing Theia in the Port Townsend Wooden Boat Parade":

www.youtube.com/watch?v=UVqKnspyGyY

After seeing the Cape Cleare ashore, I got to watch it launched and moved into its berth.  I love the story behind the Cape Cleare fish company (www.capecleare.com) converting this onetime recreational vessel into a sail-based commercial fisherman.

The restoration of Pax is a fascinating story, and one captured in the book "Finding Pax" (www.findingpax.com).

I never get bored looking at the variety of boats in Port Townsend.  Being a haven for wooden boat building and repair, it's not a surprise that the harbors have so many well maintained wooden craft.

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Rip Your Lips Off RV Adventure

Another Saturday out in the motorhome and another adventure to the Farmers Market at Port Townsend.  While we didn't buy the "Rip Your Lips Off" peppers, we enjoyed the humor.

The Hot Paper Lantern Habanero peppers at 400,000-450,000 Scovilles on the spicy heat scale.  For comparison, the Jalapeno is 3,500-10,000, and Tabasco is 30,000-50,000.

Listed as one of the best Farmers Markets in Washington

Some of the colorful variety

Our source for aprons.  We've been buying them from this stall over the past couple of years.

We never grew tired of the fresh organic produce

Laura shopping for dinner

The music was nice

We did a lot of grilled green beans

This custom made mobile kitchen is a popular stop for lunch 

Laura highly recommends the salmon

The happy shopper

The Farmers Market provided Laura all the ingredients she needed to create another wonderful dinner that evening.  We'd had fun exploring the market, driving through the Uptown neighborhoods looking at the architecture and landscaping of older homes, and fit in a couple of more walks.

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A Schooner and 1889 Bricks

One advantage of site #302 was having the one-hundred-year-old schooner Martha berthed outside our front window.

The Schooner Martha Foundation keeps the boat at Port Hudson Marina.  You can learn more about the foundation and the schooner at www.schoonermartha.org

During our two weeks stay, most of our fellow campers changed sometimes daily.

Our route to town meant walking around the marina and then up Water St.

Situated on the banks of Admiralty Inlet, walking around Port Townsend always provide beautiful views.

Walking down Water St. with its tree-covered sidewalks and its plentiful shops makes for a delightful stroll.

The Palace Hotel located in the 1889 Captain Tibbals Building.
www.palacehotelpt.com

A walk from site #302 to the crosswalk at the ferry landing and back is a nice 1.7-mile jaunt.

Live well, Laugh often, Love much