Port Townsend Travel Blogs, Travelogues and Travel Journals

15-month Rving adventure to the western U.S. and Canada, Arctic Circle, Alaska, Mexico, Central America, Europe, with a non-RV trip to China. ---------------------------------- Note: Here is our Mexico blog: http://www.travbuddy.com/travel-blogs/44018 We've started a new one for Part 2 of our trip. It is at that link, not here. To see all the blog entries, click "Trip Summary" at top.

went to washington state on a flight credit, met up with a friend who had a stand by flight he had to use by the end of april, and based ourselves at our friend's house in tacoma for a week of exploring some of that gorgeous state.

Instead of driving back around Puget Sound on my way back to Seattle proper, I figured I'd cross back over to Seattle via ferry crossing.  Left Port Angeles shortly after 8 AM to let any morning rush (it was the day after Labor Day and the site warned about waits on workdays during standard morning "rush hour".  Reached Port Townsend about 20 minutes before scheduled departure of the ferry and while back in the line of cars waiting to board was informed that I would easily make…