Well I'm at the point that I have no sense of what day it is. The newspaper tells me Thursday, June 25. OK. So, Sunday night I moved to the hostel at Fort Worden in Port Townsend, Washington (apparently some scenes from Officer and a Gentleman were filmed there) and it was pretty ok, a bunch of the people were there attending a Theatre of the Oppressed workshop. Monday I actually did go to the library - but not for long- barely room to turn around. So I mostly wandered around the little harbor town of Port Townsend which was fine for an afternoon, all kind of artsy and cafeish with more espresso places that people. Had a great raisin, sage . Bought 2 books, washed clothes. Dinner at a local beer bar, nothing going on there at all. Tuesday, I went downtown(!) to visit my favorite cofffeeshop ---and it was closed! How rude. Otherwise went on another long beach hike - I wear sunblock but get red anyway. Weather was nice so after that I broke out the shorts, flip flops and beach chair and plunked myself down for an afternoon beach read. A tad premature since it was necessary to also wear my fleece ski vest. But it was the principal of the thing. Wednesday moved on to Seattle where I was thinking to spend 2-3 days. One afternoon was enough but I loved my first ever take the car on a ferry trip! Seattle was just a bit much but not enough. The hostel was kinda creepy, some older people were staying there but I never saw them, just the alternative college crowd. Parking is hard to find and cost a lot. The general pace is rather frantic. So hasta la vista Seattle, Oregon coast here I come. Which brings me to my current location at a hostel in Seaside Oregon which is kinda east of Portland and just across the Columbia River from WA. The rain seems to have stopped. This place is on a little river and about 4 blocks from the beach. Also nearish are Mt. Rainier and Mt. but I'd have to backtrack to see them so maybe not. More hills, more trees, more not busy roads, more huge gas bills. I learned today, though, that my car has really good brakes:)
Here's a picture in case anyone has been wondering what those hostels dorms I've been staying in look like :)
Today (Friday, I think) the weather has been clear, blue, breezy and about 60.
Checked out the very southwesternmost tip of Washington; Long Beach and all the other little communities the length of this spit; Lewis and Clark National and State Historical Parks. Great day. And the bridge over the Columbia River from Astoria, OR to Washington is pretty cool. When the weather's good I'm lovin' it here.
