My Olympic National Parks ticket was good for entry here so another $3 saved. The spit is home to numerous birds and seals but owing to its length they can be well spread out. There is a lighthouse at the far end but at 5.1 miles away it was too much for my short stay. There is a huge amount of driftwood all along the spit which show the signs of years of battering by the sea.
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| Beach and Mountains |
As I approached the beach, through some woods with Douglas Firs I saw lots of small birds and a Douglas Squirrel http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Douglas_Squirrel
The highlight of the walk was in a tree just by the start of the beach, a Bald Eagle in plain view. Took some photos before it flew off along the coast.
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| Bald Eagle |
I spent a couple of hours exploring the spit and saw various gulls cormorants and a Great Blue Heron but no more eagles.
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| Sanderling |
Carried on my journey and stopped off at Sequim, a small pleasant town in the rain shadow of the mountains. The lack of rain was such a problem for the early settlers that the successful irrigation of the plains is still celebrated each May with the town irrigation festival. http://www.irrigationfestival.com/
Had lunch of peppered steak soup and cinnamon rolls in the Sunshine Cafe then back on the highway to Kingston for the ferry.
The guide books warned of delays on a Sunday afternoon, as the Seattleites head back to the city after a weekend away. Queued for about 40 minutes but got on the 16:40 sailing on the good ship Walla Walla, Nice calm sea again and could see the mountains behind and the Seattle skyline ahead.
Arrived at Comfort Inn at about 18:00 and checked in.
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