Port Angeles & Port Townsend

June 2012

While Aaron and I were in Washington, we had the opportunity to visit both Port Angels and Port Townsend.  Port Angeles will always remind me of the Twilight books (this is where Bella goes prom dress shopping or something like that).  Port Angeles was an unplanned part of Aaron and I's Washington trip.  When we cut our Olympic National Park coast hike short, we drove back to Port Angeles to clean up our gear and sleep for the night.  We stayed at the Port Angeles Downtown Hotel.  The manager was very nice about checking us in late.  The rooms were inexpensive and had shared bathrooms.  After checking in, we got dinner (likely the worst meal of my life) at Smuggler's Landing.  In the morning, we had some coffee and hit up some antique shops before driving to Port Townsend.  Neither Aaron nor I was impressed with Port Angeles, but we did enjoy sorting through old postcards and books at the antique stores.

The next day, we arrived to Port Townsend and we both quickly fell in love.  Port Townsend is a small, Victorian, port town.  We stayed at the Ann Starrett Mansion.  That day we had lunch at Owl Spirit Cafe and dinner at Ichikawa and had great experiences at both restaurants.  We had time to explore the Port Townsend area and to hang out and read in our room.  

Ann Starrett Mansion

Our room

Staircase in the mansion

The next morning, we had some breakfast and explored more in Port Townsend, before heading to Mt. Rainier.  We had a great overnight in Port Townsend and wished we could have stayed longer!