Wednesday September 7, Port Townsend

What a wonderful day and a great place for our last full day on the road. I woke before 6, looked out the window half expecting to see a foggy view but the colour was amazing, a bright orange sky. Very quickly dressed and grabbed my camera and tripod and spent an hour soaking up the beautiful light as the sun rose. The marina was quiet and the water calm, just so peaceful and picturesque, what a way to start the day.

The marina soon came to life especially with preparations for the wooden boat festival, a marquee was getting erected and portable loos kept appearing.

After breakfast Ian set off to check out the boats and the harbour and “his shops”, and I meandered around the gallery’s and shops. This is not your normal tacky souvenirs but quality items and really good art and craftwork. I enjoyed photographer Stephen Cunliffe’s work (www.admiraltyimages.com) in a co-op and had a long chat with him as he was working in the gallery for the day.

The day just disappeared in a very leisurely fashion, couldn’t be more perfect. The evenings are so unbelievably balmy and we sat out on the waterfront table with our dinner tonight, watching boats coming and going, then wandered into town as the sun finally set….just perfect.