So Many Boats

I followed the Olympic Discovery Trail along most of the Northern shore of the Olympic Peninsula. The ODT is a partially separated, partially on roads, well-marked recreational trail which runs from Port Discovery to near Port Angeles. AFter Port Discovery, I took highway 20 briefly, up a winding hill, and then got in the Pacific NW Trail, a gravel bike/horse path, the rest of the way to Port Townsend.

I had 90 minutes before getting on the ferry to Whidbey Island, so I went to a bar on the water. The menu immediately reminded me that I was on the West Coast of the US, as every other item was a Double IPA.

After getting off the ferry in Coupleville, on Whidbey Island, I rode up the island to Deception Pass State Park. They had special hiker/cyclist campsites for $12, while the rest of the sites were $25 or more! A guy told me that in Oregon, a lot of the state parks have hiker/cyclist campsites for $4. Something to look forward to.

The next morning I rode back down the island and got on the ferry to Mukilteo, on the mainland, and then pedaled to my brother's house in Kenmore, WA. It was fun remembering how to ride in a city again. I spent the weekend in Seattle, mostly walking around, eating food, and hanging out with my brother.

On Monday I got on another ferry from downtown Seattle to Bremerton, WA. Just outside Bremerton, I stopped in a bar at 8pm and asked the bartender and the people there if they knew anywhere to camp. They told me there was a state park about 20 miles south. I asked them if there was anywhere closer and they said no. I told them I saw a golf course on the map 2 miles ahead, and was wondering if they thought I'd get in trouble for camping there. They couldn't say. But then the bartender told me there was a county park about a mile up the road, which has a gate on the parking lot at night, but that I could probably camp there without anyone caring. So I did that.