We've arrived at the Lake Quinault Lodge and I'm attempting to catch up on a bit of blogging and photo editing. I'll share a few more pics of our trip, beginning on Friday when C and I departed from Coupeville.
As we headed north toward Deception Pass, we stopped and bought these wonderful dark sweet cherries from a young man who was selling them out of the back of his truck:
I had never seen dark sweet cherries before, except in a can. These were especially good and sweet. YUMMMMM!
When we returned to Coupeville to take the ferry to Port Townsend, we once again passed Penn Cove, and there was the regatta:
Later that afternoon, we arrived at Domaine Madeleine, which is situated on the Straits of Juan de Fuca, between Sequim and Port Angelese. Here is the wonderful wildflower garden that greeted us as we drove down the lane:
I complimented Ryan, the gardener and son of Jeri our hostess, and he offered me seeds from his gardens. So, I am going home with a large baggie full of wildflower seeds! What wonderful memories will be blooming in my garden next Spring!
This morning we drove past Lake Crescent on our way to the Hoh Rainforest. It is a lovely glacial lake and I was captivated by its beautiful turquoisey/teal color. I hope you can see it in my pics.
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OK, so here we are at the Hoh Rainforest. Magnificent! Douglas Firs, Sitka Spruce, many ferns and loads of wildflowers blooming everywhere!
Look at these recently fallen giants:
By late afternoon, we were finally getting hungry after our sumptuous five course breakfast at Domaine Madeleine. Our sister-in-law Molly had told us that she had enjoyed a great meal at the restaurant in La Push just a month or so ago, so we thought we'd give it a try.
The special was Dungeness Crab, which C ordered cold, and I enjoyed the sauteed halibut. Another great meal.
Here are a couple more scenes from La Push.
All in all another very great day in Paridise!PEACE
Just quickly now, as we're on our way to breakfast........
Friday morning we drove to the lovely town of LaConner, WA and visited their wonderful quilt museum, which presently has a wonderful show of Japanese quilts hanging.
Much to my surprise, I found this lovely art quilt done by Janet Steadman:
Gerrie and Janet are friends, and we had viewed a few of her pieces at the Penn Cove Pottery art quilt exhibit, so it was nice to find more of Janet's work in LaConner.
LaConner has these lovely metal grates surrounding their trees on the sidewalks.
Since we had been cutting our own stencils in the rice paste resist class, I thought this lovely fish to be quite appropriate! How 'bout them shoes!!
Later in the day, we took the ferry from Coupeville to Port Townsend:
This is Tatoosh Island off of Cape Flattery.
Cape Flattery holds the distinction of being the farthest northwest land on the continental US. The little walk from the parking area to the vista is well worth it. We visited there yesterday, while taking in Neah Bay. Ah, and we saw a Tufted Puffin in the water, along with Sea Lions lounging on the rocks and Pellagic Cormorants flying to their nesting areas on the cliffs.
Today we are heading to the rainforest and then on to Lake Quinault. I am sad to be leaving Domaine Madeleine and the wonderful five course breakfasts that our hostess Jeri serves. Her son Ryan is the gardener and he does an awesome job. If we have wifi at the lodge, I hope to post more this evening, including some photos of Ryan's gardens.
Hope you are well and happy wherever life takes you today.PEACE
I had never seen dark sweet cherries before, except in a can. These were especially good and sweet. YUMMMMM!
I complimented Ryan, the gardener and son of Jeri our hostess, and he offered me seeds from his gardens. So, I am going home with a large baggie full of wildflower seeds! What wonderful memories will be blooming in my garden next Spring!
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Look at these recently fallen giants:
By late afternoon, we were finally getting hungry after our sumptuous five course breakfast at Domaine Madeleine. Our sister-in-law Molly had told us that she had enjoyed a great meal at the restaurant in La Push just a month or so ago, so we thought we'd give it a try.
