Rhododendrons to a Blue Sky - 292 miles

It seems to be rhododendron season here. they are all out in flower and very pretty.

Our day started off with another crossing of that bridge and into Washinton State.  We took a little side road up a small peninsula to a small town called Oysterville.  We figured they might have some oysters there and were right.  That is about all there is in the town.  One oyster shop.

It was a very pretty place though.  Most of the houses are built with shingle roofs and shingle walls.  Everything is very green, being spring, and with the rhododendrons out everywhere it is quite picturesque.

We bought a small container of oysters and put them in the esky for later.  Also some locally made breakfast serial.

Then it was set off to find a shopfor some milk and more ice, then a place to stop and have breakfast.  Parks were few and far between in this part of Washington.  Just miles and miles of pine trees - or alternatively - no pine trees. Meaning there were fairly large tracts of logged forests.  They do re-plant though to keep the whole cycle going.

Finally found a stopping place in a small town and had a nice breakfast of our new cereal and Jack's percolated coffee.

We also struck some more rain along the way.  Almost normal now to don the wets every day.  In fact we mostly start out with the rain jackets on as they help to keep out the chilly wind.

However, towards this afternoon, I actually put on the sunglasses - first time for several days.  The cloud was getting kinda thin and there was a hint of a large light in the sky.

We called in to some nice parks along the pacific coast in the Olympic national park.  Nice campsites by the beach, but the beach is strewn with driftwood.  More driftwood than you could poke a stick at.  Check the photos.

After a lovely drive alongside Lake Crescent, the sky turned blue as we approached our destination for the night, Port Angeles.

We found ourselves a KOA and set up camp under sunny but cool skies.

I'm still cold, but much happier.

The little town we detoured to

Not only oysters.  These ocean crabs look like a cross between muddies and sandies.

The oysters are pretty big

They sell shucked oysters so there are plenty of left-over shells.  We saw several large mounds.  Apparently there are several uses for them.

Rhododendrons are in full bloom everywhere in this part of the country.  They grow wild as well as in almost every garden.

Breakfast on the trailer/table

Up close

Street art?

How to make your house stand out in the crowd

A lot of the highway looked like this through Washington.  yes, deer do hide in the undergrowth.  We saw a couple, but had no encounters - yet.

This Pacific coast beach has some driftwood.  Campers like to have beach fires, but well away from the main pile.  The beach is like this for miles.  This one rolled so Jack and I were playing loggers.   He wasn't playing fair.