Headed to the Olympics.
Got packed by 8:30ish last night. Packed the car this morning. Wayne up at 5:30am, me at 6:00.
Left at 7:15am. Pretty good. Missed the 7:50 ferry by a few cars. Waited fr the 8:50 ferry. Enjoyed a messy doughnut/kringle breakfast from Larsens.
1045 Bathroomed at the Safeway in Port Angeles. Starbucks + bathrooms = happiness.
1100 the sun makes me happy. The leaves changing on the trees makes this feel like a fall vacation. It’s the first time Wayne’s been over the new Hood Canal bridge. Mountains look gorgeous. It’s fun to actually explore in our backyard. I guess I did go to Sequim. Laura chose Alice in wonderland as a movie. Finally a break from Ice Age and Tinkerbell.
Driving by Lake Crescent.
1300 hour stop at Ken M. Knor Memorial Park in Forks. What a
Blast. Great playground. Fun obstacle
Course for adults, covered shelter, real tanks and train engine. Ate cold Pagliacci pizza for lunch. Sooo good.
Driving thru Forks is revealing. Wayne thinks they could just rename the town
Twilight. Every store throws up a twilight sign. My favorite is “Twilight firewood”. It’s a much smaller town than portrayed in the movies. More run down, too. The lumber industry seems to have less of a presence since our honeymoon in 1993.
Business.
Arrived at Kalaloch about 1:45pm. Laura barely took a nap and was tired and silly and floppy the rest of the day. Putting up camp was a relaxed affair for me. I hung out with my parents. They chipped in here and there. The kids jumped out and immediately started playing with horses. Laura found an old rope tied to a tree and had a blast tying sticks to it and experimenting with balance.
We sat around for awhile and then decided to trade dalliance for a beach walk. Wayne carried all the kites. I forget what a fun stunt kite flyer my husband is. We do this hobby about once a year. The kids played and dug and got dirty. Dad and I photoed. Laura wandered in her way. Wayne flew the shark kite. As he was reeling in it and the line slipped from his hands. It did a Charlie Brown and landed up the cliff in bushes. A kind man went up and loosed it. I ran to help Wayne. I’m glad there were 4 adults. Kids and kites alike get into trouble.
Wayne retrained me on the foil kite. It looks like a huge pillow and is fun to fly. I tried pull stunts, but crashed it a lot. When I had it in the strong breeze, it was fun to fly.
Dinner was a blessing. Good burgers from TJs. Hotdogs. Salad. Chips…just sustenance. The kids were covered in sand and needed a through cleaning. There’s no shower (beach or otherwise) so cleaning is tricky.
Fire. Smores. Blazing light thru the trees from sunset. Skipped another walk on the beach. Afraid to go thru another cleaning so soon. Can’t leave the fire. So we each catch a glimpse from the cliff. We skip the ranger program and opt for bed.
