Drive to Sequim

Flowers along road

We packed up and left Packwood and at the last minute Mt. Rainier who came out in her glory to say goodbye (sniffle), and drove west along US route 12 towards Interstate 5.   That leg of the trip was a quick 50 minutes but of course, the wildflowers on display along the roadway was beautiful.  Hope we get to see more on the next month.

Got on I5 and traveled north to Tumway, a city right before Olympia (the capital) and broke off to US 101 which travels up Pugent Sound on the west side.  Talk about a windy twisty road.  Was sure when we opened the RV back up that everything would be trashed inside, being thrown around as we whipped from one side to the next along the coast.  In and out of small little seaside resort towns with a lot of people.  Had to be wary of cars moving in and out of parking spots right at the road.  Some small narrow bridges were a bit tricky to maneuver also, but we made it without any problems. 206 miles and a little over 4 hours later we are nestled in at Rainbow's End RV Park, a small tightly packed place, and towards the back of it.  Good thing I made reservations some time ago - only 5 spots can have their vehicle parked on their site otherwise, you move your car to a parking area.

Tide out - people digging

The tide was out and saw many people clamming or crabbing - not sure what they were doing other than digging in the mud and had buckets putting something into.  Something to find out about at the visitors center here in town.  Saw boats sitting on their sides resting on the mud and boats anchored a way out.  Probably have small skiffs or rowboats to get from shore out and back.  And the amount of traffic specifically RVs and play toys coming at us eastbound - returning from a long holiday weekend heading home towards Seattle.

We are in a town called Sequim, pronounced SQUIM, and will be here for a month.  Top day temps are between 70 and 75, nights low 50s.  As I looked out the window late yesterday afternoon, I could see Olympic National Park and the snow capped mountains.  And raining there.  Sequim is situated in a rain shadow of the mountains meaning that it is relatively dry here while other areas around us get lots of rain.  That's good!  Have so much to see and do, we need to learn about the ferries because we want to visit Friday Harbor,
 an island in the middle of the Strait of Juan De Fuca - the body of water from the Pacific Ocean which flows down into Seattle.  Big ocean going seaport.  And we are about a mile due south of the Strait - so we get the winds off the ocean and of course the fog.  Was bright and sunny this morning and now we are socked in - sorta reminds us of San Francisco area.