There are many similarities between the North Coast of the Penissula and New England, the climate is similar and the houses people built show similarities. We took a day trip to Port Townsend, the local ferry link to the mainland and Friday Harbor.
The mains street runs along the seafront, very inspiringly called Water St. We enjoyed wandering up and down this pleasant street with its big Victorian shops. we stopped at a replica soda fountain - The Nifty Fifty's, which had original decor brought in from a number of places as far away as Ohio. It was very pleasant as we sat outside the back in the sunshine, which has been a feature of the day, with a view of the sea.
We continued our wander and eventually ended up at the local park where we had our picnic lunch.
We then drove round the old part of the town gawping at the Victorian Wooden houses, eventually stopping at the Rothschild House, which is now a museum (no pics allowed inside) where the interior has been preserved from the 1880's, this was very interesting. Then the drive home, a very pleasant day
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