Port Angeles has been a wonderful place to call home for the time we have been here. We have found the people here to be some of the friendlies folks around...even the hoodlum teenagers seem to have manners and personality. We are grateful to the City of Port Angeles for having their public dock available to large boats for a nominal fee. No serves (electicity and water), but the location is fantastic...right in the heart of downtown PA!
Dave and I are Elks members, so we have frequented the Elks Lodge here. It is just several blocks up from where we are docked. We spent Dave's birthday (Flag Day) at the lodge...it was bingo night and Dave made a haul!!! It was a good time; Eric and Candice were working in the lounge. Great folks! Hearing of our exploits at Destruction Island, our new friends, Don & Mary Lou, came down to the boat the next morning to offer to drive us to Port Townsend to find a suitable anchor. Don had seen large anchors at a resale boat supply sotre there recently. He and Dave made the excursion while Tilly and I stayed on the boat to do laundry and other chores.
Laundry day on our boat is very primitive. Thing of log cabins and pioneers on wagon trains and then you got the idea. I do have a wonderful gadge that helps me to agitate a small load to get it cleaner than what I thing an electric washer does, but it leaves out the spin cycle. Wringing out laundry by hand is a real chore! It has been sunny here with a slight breeze, so I hung the wash on the line that runs along our flybridge deck. Tilly and I then headed out for our walk.
Port Angeles has an amazing trail system that runs along eht waterfront from the
Marina Boat Haven east to Sequim, WA. Dave, Tilly and I have walked the pathway many times during our stay here to and from the Boat Haven. We have found more friends at Waypoint Electronics. Ann and Hank (along with their pug, Wheezie and their pug/boxer, Maggie) have been extremely helpful in securing us the needed supplies to get back on our journey. They are much more than a marine electronics store, let me tell ya! They have access to a plethora of marine supplies, and if you can wait for a Thursday to come around then you can get your supplies shipped free of charge! We are so thankful for all of their help on our journey. Should you ever find yourself in this neck of the woods come visit, or you can visit them online at http://www.waypointelectonics.com/
Marina Boat Haven east to Sequim, WA. Dave, Tilly and I have walked the pathway many times during our stay here to and from the Boat Haven. We have found more friends at Waypoint Electronics. Ann and Hank (along with their pug, Wheezie and their pug/boxer, Maggie) have been extremely helpful in securing us the needed supplies to get back on our journey. They are much more than a marine electronics store, let me tell ya! They have access to a plethora of marine supplies, and if you can wait for a Thursday to come around then you can get your supplies shipped free of charge! We are so thankful for all of their help on our journey. Should you ever find yourself in this neck of the woods come visit, or you can visit them online at http://www.waypointelectonics.com/Dave and Don had found an anchor for us. It was used and needed some cleaning up, but looks like it will do the trick. Our anchor line (rode) and chain will arrive tomorrow morning (Thurs, 17 Jun). Ann will even deliver it to us...what service!
If you have never experienced Port Angeles before, I encourage you to do so...it is a beautiful spot. With the Olympic mountains prominenetly portrayed in the background this old port town is reminiscent of a picturesque scene from the "Sound of Music". for the sportsman there is a little bit of everything here (with all of the comforts of civilized life). Once we leave the shelter of this port we will travel on to the San Juan Islands.
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