THURSDAY ADVENTURE

The DH needed to go to Port Townsend today to get some lumber, so we took the dogs and off we went.

Going to Port Townsend entails a ferry ride each way and several hours driving.

JAX sitting in DH's lap while we're on the ferry to Southworth

Jelly looking out of the front of the ferry.  

We pulled into Edensaw in Port Townsend, used the facilities and then I left him to his sorting and the dogs and I went to Fort Worden for our walk.

I had snowed the night before, but there was very little evidence left of it, and the weather was mild - clear and calm, if a little cold.  It was very quiet and restful up in the woods there.

At Fort Worden, some of the bunkers.

Walking by the bunkers.

On a trail, going to the bluff,

Lots of interesting things to smell. 

The view from the bluff,

The view from the bluff.  You can see the lighthouse down below.

The lighthouse.

More bunkers.

Lots of bunkers.

Lots and lots of bunkers.

After our walk, we went and picked up the DH and went to the local food co-op for a nice lunch.  The dogs waited in the car.  They were overly excited to see us when we returned.  The get the windows all slobbered up and the whole inside steamy.

They were happy, tired pups and slept most of the way home.

We made home just in time for me to get to my 2:00pm Tai Chi class.

It was a good day for an adventure.

NORTHEAST EXCURSION - DAY 2

After getting breakfast and some supplies at the local Whole Foods Market in Portland, we headed north. 

First stop, was to make a short visit with a fellow woodworker in his studio in Brunswick, Kevin Rodel.  His shop is in a converted factory, which now houses retail, office and workshops.

Great building.

There are hardwood floors throughout

Kevin and Darrell

A courtyard in the center of the building

Interesting halls and throughfares.

We left Kevin after a nice visit and headed north on Hwy 1.  It was a very pleasant drive winding through little villages.  Along the way we stopped at a quilt store just a few miles off the main highway.  (See next post).

And we also stopped at Lie Nielsen, which Kevin had told us was right on our way.  

Darrell outside Lie-Nielsen

We made it to Rockland where we had lunch at a restaurant on the water, The Landings.  We had to have lobster, so the only thing that was gf was Lobster Risotto, which we both ordered - it left something to be desired.  

We had to touch the Atlantic Ocean before we headed inland.

We left the coast and headed inland, our next stop the capitol, Augusta, where we toured the State House.

After a nice tour of the capital building we continued through Maine, with a few stops along the way to enjoy the scenery. 

 Then we headed into New Hampshire, where we spent the night in Gorham, arriving just as the sun was setting.

My sketchbook of the day.

NORTHEAST EXCURSION - DAY 1

Darrell is scheduled to teach a workshop in Rochester NY, so we decided to make a short vacation of it and tour the Northeast to see the fall colors.  

We left SeaTac early Monday morning, flew into Newark, NJ, where we laid over for our short hop to Portland Maine.  This is the first time either of us had been in NJ.

A pigeon in the terminal at Newark

We had several hours to wait in very small Terminal A, so we ate lunch and I sketched for a while.

Pen and watercolor sketch.

Leaving New Jersey, headed to Portland Maine: 

Leaving Newark, headed to Portland Maine

Flying over New Jersey

Over NJ and NY

Over NJ and NY

Over NJ and NY

New York City

New York City

The sunset as we approach Portland

Just getting hints of fall color as we approach Portland

The fall colors we came to see!

The first bird I was in Maine, in the airport.

We picked up our rental car and headed to our hotel, La Quinta in Portland.  The gals that checked us in recommended a few restaurants and we headed out for dinner.  After walking around a bit we settled on Ri Ra, an Irish pub on Commercial Street, next to the water.  Darrell had Bangers and Mash, I had GF Fish and Chips.