Our Saturday journey to Port Townsend, WA was wonderful. A new route over the Tacoma Narrows Bridge and north to Port Townsend through the Kitsap Peninsula, which lies in the heart of the Puget Sound. No ferry ride, which Brian and I both missed, but a wonderful partial backroads journey to a wonderful little town. It was also great that our good buddies, Sonja and Geoff took the ferry over from Seattle and met us for lunch at our favorite spot, the Silverwater Cafe followed by a stroll along the beach at Point Wilson Lighthouse (Fort Worden State Park where the lighthouse is located and the grounds, gun emplacements, and quarters were used in the filming of the movie "An Officer and a Gentleman").
Originally named 'Port Townshend' by Captain George Vancouver (for his friend the Marquis of Townshend) in 1792, Port Townsend was immediately recognized as a good, safe harbor, which it remains to this day. The official settlement of the city took place on the 24th of April, 1851 (coincidently...MY BIRTHDAY). Called the "City of Dreams" because of the early speculation that the city would be the largest harbor on the west coast, those dreams never really materialized. Aside from antique shopping, Port Townsend is noted for a vast collection of Victorian homes.
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