Bambi's Most Magnificent Adventures: Searching for campsites - Port Townsend Concert on the Dock and Farm Kitchen Dinner

Searching for campsites - Port Townsend Concert on the Dock and Farm Kitchen Dinner - August 26, 2021

We decided to explore the Washington State Park system near Port Townsend to identify potential camping locations that we could reserve for next August. One needs to be ready to reserve as soon as the reservation system opens for the following year (November, 2021 for August, 2022), so we wanted to identify good sites. We drove to Fort Worden State Park just outside of the town of Port Townsend and identified several beach side and forested sites that had potential. Then we drove to Fort Flagler on Marrowstone Island and did likewise. Fort Worden has the advantage of being closer to the town life of Port Townsend and Fort Flagler has the advantage of the quiet and forested beauty of Marrowstone Island. With our trusty list in hand, we put the exact day and hour of the opening of the reservation system into our online calendars.

We sent off later in the day into Port Townsend. First to meet a friend of Annie’s, a longtime Port Townsend resident who had previously run a Bed and Breakfast, and has now retired into a remodeled home overlooking the town. What a view she had … and what a beautiful remodel of her home. She had a few deer in her front yard enjoying the taste of her recently purchased flowers. Then, off for a concert that is held on the town dock … this week’s concert was a bit more hard rock than we would have wanted, but it was great to see the community come down to the dock, young and old, for music and dancing. We also met a Portuguese Water Dog puppy who was a close match to Coco … just a bit larger … fun to see.

Then off to a winery near the dock to sit with a bottle of wine with Annie and Jim watching the action on the sound, listening to the music, enjoying a fire pit (such a treat for Arizonans to feel cold in the summer)! And then to the Farm Kitchen restaurant for some fine farm to table local fare and conversations shared with friends. This area takes great pride in the local organic farmers and many restaurants feature organic farm produce.

I think we have a plan shaping up for next year …