Since I don't start work till tomorrow (Wednesday), yesterday and today have comprised unpacking the car and moving into the trailer, driving around town, searching for the library(internet), the ymca, grocery stores, etc. I cleaned out the trailer at bit more and have almost completed unpacking. I presume that it'll all be done by this evening. I will have to seek out some other places to get internet but I do not have it at the trailer so the best way to get in touch with me is by phone if you need to immediately. Otherwise, I presume that I'll try to check email/facebook, etc about 3 times a week. I will have to watch my phone minutes also though and I have AT&T so whoever else has that - we could talk for hours! Here are my observations on few things Port Townsend:
The town: The library is very cute and quaint, decorated more like a house than any other library I've been to. Most of PT in general is adorable. Lots of Victorian style homes and another kind of architecture that I can only describe as earth friendly/green/cool/colorful. People here have tons of wildflowers growing in the front yards and gardens galore. It is very hilly and I've seen more wildlife here then the whole trip here. Deer are all over the place, sometimes just walking around yards in town, I saw a hummingbird next to my trailer (!) and even a racoon yesterday but in daylight (yikes). Since it's hilly, you can see the water pretty often as you go up and down hills. The downtown has a lot of shops, boutiques and restaurants, and they all look to be one of a kind - no chains. In fact the only chain stores I've seen are Saveway and of course, McDonalds.
The park: It is almost like it's own little community with some of the buildings being rented out - a coffee shop, woodworking building, some kind of mind/soul building, yoga/pilates center, laundromat, hostel (hosteling international actually) and I'm sure there is more besides that. I just haven't discovered yet! It has barracks from when it was a fort and I believe they are rented out as housing for groups that come in to visit the park, this is in addition to the two campgrounds. I live up the hill behind all the barracks with a few other volunteers who have their RVs. If you keep going up the hill there is a road and trails that lead you to the old military batteries (where they kept guns, looked for enemies). I decided to talk a walk up there. Man...creepy. I was the only person there. It is all overgrown and it was never actually used for war since the Puget Sound was never a target in the World Wars but as I walked through I just felt uneasy. I felt like someone could jump out from the little alcoves and attack me at any second. Luckily, the only encounters I made were with several deer including some young bucks, who I ran away from since I didn't know if they may charge me. I later found out from mom, it's not mating season. I saw a jogger and decided that i was just going to follow closely behind him back down and that I'd never come back up here until there was some big event with lots of people. I then walked back down to the beach and out to the lighthouse. Very pretty, some schooners and fishing boats out on the water.
Today and tomorrow: Today I'll walk a bit further to the North beach and to see the Chinese Gardens. I'm nervous for the first day of work tomorrow since I have a lot to learn about Pacific NW marine life but I'm ready to make some friends and get my hands/feet wet (literally). I'll post a video of the trailer next which I know many of you have been waiting for. Hope everyone is well and thank you to all that post comments, it's nice to read.
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