We leave Astoria, OR this morning and don’t really see where we will be going today. The Columbia river is covered in a thick layer of coastal mist or fog, and temperatures feel more like autumn than summer. We follow Hwy 101 and enter the Willapa National Wildlife Refuge and follow the Willapa Bay at rather chilly temperatures. In Raymond, WA we discover that we lost our power cable for the laptop (the truth to be told is I forgot to pack it in the motel room), but in those temperate we don’t feel like turning around. We shall find an Apple store somewhere to get a replacement, so we hope. After a little rest and hot coffee, we continue to Aberdeen, WA and we enter the Olympic National Forest. We drop in and out of the park following Hwy 101, but by lunch time the sun has been strong enough to burn away the mist and clouds and to show us blue skies. Riding becomes more enjoyable now and the Strait of Juan de Fuca and the Salish Sea present us with a scenery which makes all the morning missery forgotten. Just rolling along Lake Crescent was so enjoyable, it made us decide to visit the Northern section of the park again. We continue to Port Angeles, WA, the port of the ferry over to Victoria, BC we would like to have taken, but we can’t. At least the weather is nice enough to see in the distance the mountain ranges of British Columbia, and the commitment to come back and cross the border. So we stroll around, watch the ferry being boarded and leave, and enjoy downtown of this little place at the Salish Sea. We watch a nice sunset illuminating the Hurricane Mountain range and its snowfields in a perfect ending day.
Crossing into Washington State
Lake Crescent, Olympic N.P., WA
Longboats at the beach in Port Angeles, WA
"Don't make fun of people. People come in different sizes and shapes, but you should treat everyone the same. They just might be smarter than you are." - Cliff SiJohn, Couer d'Olene
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