Day 17, A Taste of Port Townsend

Sweet treats from Pan d'Amore started our day. It's fun to find (with the help from the locals) wonderful bakeries as we travel around. We've been to Pan d'Amore before and knew to get an almond croissant as one of our choices. They have a rotation of daily breads. Tuesday's is Cinnamon Bread. I'm looking forward to enjoying it tomorrow.

Port Townsend is at the mouth of Puget Sound. The city was established in 1851 with hopes that it would become the largest harbor on the West Coast. The lighthouse is on a 90 foot bluff and was built to protect Admiralty Bay. Maybe the hopes that the city would become the San Francisco of the PNW is why the city built so many lovely Victorian homes. Unfortunately, the railroad didn't make it as far west as Port Townsend and the city languished. Buildings were abandoned but left to stand.

As a result, the Port Townsend Historic District has many Victorian-era buildings and is listed on the National Register of Historic Places and is considered a National Historic Landmark.

We joined the locals at Sea-Js for lunch for pan fried oysters and haddock and chips. 

Our plan was to eat outside but the temperatures and winds drove us indoors. Pretty sure our lunch wouldn't have tasted as  good cold.

We went for a drive through the boat yard and over to the Larry Scott Memorial Trail for an after-lunch walk. The trail is part of the Olympic Discovery Trail and the Pacific Northwest National Scenic Trail. Denis rode some of the trail when we were here last year.

Tonight's dinner was at the Silverwater Cafe. The restaurant began as a fish and chips shop in 1989. While they still have fish and chips on the menu, the menu now supports local farmers, fisherman, wine makers, ranchers, etc. while relying on a number of Sicilian family and Mediterranean recipes to round out the menu. We all enjoyed our meals (with the Sicilian influence would we expect anything else?), including the house-made desserts, something I always appreciate.