USA, Washington State, Kitsap Peninsula – 10 Days
Saturday, Aug 25th – 37mi
- (7-8am) bike 60mi from Portland along river to Kelso-Longview
- (early noonish) Buy groceries (possibly from Farmer’s Market in Longview) for Sunday : yogurt, fruit, Boboli bread pizza ingredients and sandwich stuff
- (2:30 pm) board the 3:38 pm Amtrak Cascades train to Everett, WA http://www.amtrakcascades.com/ http://www.amtrakcascades.com/KelsoLongview.htm
- (7:30 pm) arrive Everett
- Bike 6mi to Mukilteo (8 or 8:25 pm), 20min ferry to Clinton on Whidbey Is. http://www.wsdot.wa.gov/ferries/info_desk/route-maps/index.cfm?region_id=2 http://www.wsdot.wa.gov/ferries/info_desk/terminals/index.cfm?terminal_id=5
- Bike (or walk if twilight is more twinight) 1mi to Seashell Cottage B&B http://www.vrbo.com/58248
- (9-9:30) to bed
Sunday, Aug 26 — 24mi
- (7-8am) Wake up and actually look at cottage (see attachments). Breakfast and pack picnic.
- (9am) bike 6mi to church in Langley at 10am http://www.whidbeyislandbandb.com/13.html
- (2pm) bike 8mi picnic lunch at Double Bluff Beach where we might be able to see an elusive whale (but probably not)–still beach fun and rockhunting for agates and jade http://www.visitwhidbey.com/camp-grounds/Double-Bluff-Beach.html
- (6pm) bike 10mi back to Clinton (Seashell Cottage), enjoying the island scenery http://www.whidbeyislandbandb.com/allattractions2.html
- (7-8pm) make pizza, eat, and to bed
Monday, Aug 27 — 44mi
- (6-7am) Breakfast and pack picnic
- Bike up Whidbey Island, possibly visit Earth Sanctuary (new-agey stone circles/ megalith/ meditation garden) http://www.earthsanctuary.org/p_planning_your_visit.php
- Bike 25mi (Clinton to Coupeville)
- Bike 14mi of the tour of Ebey’s Landing National Reserve (#1-6) http://www.nps.gov/archive/ebla/tour/tourmap.htm
- (4:30-5:30) 30min ferry to Port Townshend http://www.wsdot.wa.gov/ferries/info_desk/terminals/index.cfm?terminal_id=17
- grocery in Port Townshend and then bike 5mi to Fort Worden State Park HI-Olympic Hostel http://www.olympichostel.org/about.php
- cook dinner (chili) in communal kitchen and to bed (private family room)
Tuesday, Aug 28 — 10-20 mi (or 60mi)
- (6-7am) Breakfast and pack picnic
- Enjoy Port Townshend sights and rest a bit at city park and/or beach http://www.enjoypt.com/todo.html
- If we feel energetic/ambitious we could bike to Sequim, (60mi roundtrip) famous for lavender fields and mastodon bones http://www.visitsun.com/sequim.html
- cook dinner (fish and red potatoes) in communal kitchen and to bed (private family room)
Wednesday, Aug 29 — 10-20mi
- (6-7am) Breakfast and pack picnic
- Bike around Port Townshend sights (10?mi):
- Pt. Wilson lighthouse (free) http://www.ptguide.com/history/sites/l_pwlighthouse.html
- Marine Science Center http://ptmsc.org/exhibits/index.html
- bike past historic houses http://www.ptguide.com/history/sites/h_actonhouse.html
- Rothschild House gardens (free) http://www.jchsmuseum.org/Rothschild/house.html
- Kah Tai Lagoon Nature Park trails (free) and Chetzmoka Park (free) http://www.cityofpt.us/Publicworks/Parks.asp
- Grocery shopping and possible laundry
- cook dinner (spaghetti) in communal kitchen and to bed (private family room)
Thursday, Aug 30 — 55mi
- (6-7am) Breakfast and pack picnic
- bike 25mi to Hood Canal Bridge. http://www.wsdot.wa.gov/traffic/hoodcanal/ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hood_Canal_Bridge
- Ride bus across http://www.jeffersontransit.com/
- (noonish) bike 4mi to Green Cat Guesthouse–to drop off bags–we’ve got the whole top floor: Green Gable and Lavender Room http://www.greencatbb.com http://www.greencatbb.com/rooms.html
- bike 26mi loop: Port Gamble http://www.visitkitsap.com/cities.asp?ID=3
- to Suquamish http://www.visitkitsap.com/cities.asp?ID=5 and the grave of Chief Seattle
- then to Poulsbo, http://www.visitkitsap.com/cities.asp?ID=7 famous for its bread at Sluys bakery and European chocolatiers like Boehms Candies http://www.boehmscandies.com/catalog/aboutboehms.php
- then back to Green Cat Guesthouse
- (6-8pm) cook soup (to go w/ Poulsbo bread) in guest kitchen, eat, hot tub, to bed
Friday, Aug 31 — 36mi
- (7-8am) Breakfast and pack picnic
- bike 12mi (stopping in Poulsbo for more bread) to Bloedel Reserve garden on Bainbridge Island http://www.bloedelreserve.org/
- (10:30-12:30) tour garden
- bike 8mi Bainbridge, 35min ferry to Seattle (2 / 2:55pm)
- 35min ferry to Vashon Island http://www.wsdot.wa.gov/ferries/info_desk/route-maps/index.cfm?region_id=4
- bike 6mi to Vashon Island Ranch hostel http://www.vashonhostel.com/info.htm
- cook dinner (soup and bread) in communal kitchen and to bed (teepee!)
Saturday, Sept 1 — 10-20mi
- (6-7am) Breakfast and pack picnic
- bike around Vashon http://www.vashonchamber.com/ http://www.vashonparkdistrict.org/
- lunch at Sound Food Cafe
- grocery shopping for Sunday
- cook dinner (something good) in communal kitchen and to bed (teepee)
Sunday, Sept 2 — 8+mi
- (6-7am) Breakfast and pack picnic
- bike 4mi to 9am church
- bike around Vashon, picnic on beach
- cook dinner (frozen lasagna?) in communal kitchen and to bed (teepee)
Monday, Sept 3 – 64mi
- (6-7am) Breakfast and pack picnic
- bike 18mi to 15min Tahlequah ferry to Pt. Defiance in Tacoma http://www.wsdot.wa.gov/ferries/info_desk/route-maps/index.cfm?region_id=5
- bike 5 Mile Road loop in Pt. Defiance Park + gardens if time http://thepark.thenewstribune.com/
- (10am) bike 9mi Tacoma Amtrak station
- (11am) board the 12noon train to Portland
- (3pm) arrive at Union Station in Portland http://www.amtrakcascades.com http://www.amtrakcascades.com/Portland.htm
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