heading into Port Townsend

oh my gosh, i have been going through my pictures all day trying to get them blog ready. i only took about 400 or so photos! good grief. my eyes are buggy right now! this collage is pictures from us taking the ferry from Seattle over to Bainbridge Island.
we got up early in the morning, showering, packing and then off the breakfast to a cute little bakery right across the street. i gave keli and jennifer a matching pair of sunglasses that i found for myself recently. i thought they'd be fun to wear around Journalfest.

we hit the road and headed to the ferry terminal. the ferry ride takes about 25-30 minutes. it was a very foggy day over the Puget Sound. it had been rainy quite hard right before we got on the ferry. as we got closer to Bainbridge Island, it started to clear up. we were delighted to see several bald eagles perched on some pilings as we drew closer to shore. (check out the 2nd row, 7th picture in the collage above to see them!) after disembarking, it took us about an hour to get to Port Townsend. the ride was lovely with all the fall colors and the weather cleared up beautifully. We hit the town running with our first stop being an antique store. from there it was a casual walk about town, a lovely lunch in a charming little cafe, new shoes for me and then off to Fort Worden to register ourselves and to get Keli settled into her house.

Day two, Poulsbo, Port Townsend, Fort Worden

more art car photos. check out the frost on the windshield.it was a bit chilly!

registering to receive room keys!

"The Art Car", really cool car with all kinds of toys glued all over it. quite a site!

campus photos, middle picture is the house i stayed at - 5E. Called "officer's housing". was across a big field behind the dorms - long walk to me! it had 4 rooms upstairs. i shared a room with Sara, Jennifer got her own room (but it was tiny), Julie and Candance (Artnest girls) shared a room and then 2 other women we just met there took the last room. you have to share a bed with your roommate! i knew about this, so Sara brought some camping gear and slept on the floor, but Julie and Candance didn't know they were sharing the bed! the other room had a cot in it. there was a shower/bath upstairs (if you could call it a shower......). downstairs we had a nice kitchen, dining room, bathroom and living room. it was cool. the heat sounded like a tea kettle boiling when it was going. Julie and Candance made yummy brownies one night. the big white buildings are dorms.

signed we saw upon arriving at Fort Worden

me and Jennifer doing some shopping and looking around Port Townsend

statue in the center of town. me doing a shadow pic with balloons that were tied up outside a really cute vintage store (forgot name, sorry!). meeting up with all the "festal virgins" (first timers at Artfest). Charmster, Janet Wilson organzied it, made us necklaces and brought champagne. it was really fun!

a china doll i bought in Poulsbo - beautiful, isn't she?

on our way to Poulsbo. a cute building in Poulsbo and their marina. really pretty town. oh and i saw Elvis driving by in a pick up truck - no kidding! i screamed out "Elvis" really loud because i wanted him to come back so i could take his picture. guess he was camera shy.

here we are waiting for the ferry. see why i usually don't take off my sunglasses? look how excited Andrew is!