Today I watched a spider making a net.
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Farmers market and Storm King Mountain
Today there was a cute little market in Port Angeles. All local people selling their fruits and vegetables. We also had a delicious coffee and bought chantarelles for dinner. Then we drove west towards Lake Crescent and jumped right up on Storm King Mountain. Pretty steep trail but totally worth the effort!
Early in the morning
Pretty cool light when you manage to get up very early in the morning!
Hurricane Ridge
We have made it to the USA. A bit scared how the US custom would treat us, we queued up to take the ferry to Port Angeles. But everything was very easy. The scanner for our passports did not work and we were lucky to be able to stay in the air-conditioned room for a while. Everybody was very nice and we were allowed to enter the US.
Port Angeles is a small city but right at the edge of the Olympic National Park. We intend to stay here for a while. The park is huge and offers many scenic hikes. Today we walked for hours, saw birds and chipmunks, but just when we came back to the car park there were two blacktail deers.
PS: by the way the monkey eye problem is solved and his name is Gromit.
New companion
We found a new companion. He is very small and not totally finished yet. He would like to have a proper pair of eyes but so far I have not found any that fit him. And he also needs a name.
I found the knitting pattern again on fluff and fuzz and the inspiration to take him along on our journey here. We are waiting for better days for the monkey.
Strathcona Provincial Park
We have spent the last three days in the wild. An hour drive from Campell River is Stranthcona Provincial Park. We found the best water, a huge lake, snow covered mountains, trees, and lot’s of animals and plants. Back in civilization we are stocking up our supplies and will drive South and to the western side of the island. Tofino is our goal for tonight.
Sunshine Coast
We picked up our Van „Sophia“ yesterday and have driven up the Sunshine Coast. It’s really sunny up here! Right now we are waiting for the ferry to take us to Vancouver Island. Yes there are a lot of ferries here and everything, the ocean, the pine trees, the rocks and the clouds remind me very much of Norway. Everything is just twice the size.
Check out the other side of the story from Mr. Lovely.
Micro and macro
Next to the 100 year old trees in Lynn Valley, I found small plants and animals living right next to these giants.
Vancouver
We have safely arrived in Vancouver and are staying in a lovely guesthouse in the middle of the city. It has been raining half of the time, but what do you expect when you go to a rainforest? Just now the weather is changing and the sun is coming out. We will stay in Vancouver for a few more days and then we are on the road for a month.
Back on the road
Tomorrow we are flying to Vancouver. We’ll travel around in the Pacific North West for about 7 weeks. Misty coasts, giant whales, wet rainforest, fluffy bears, delicious fish and chips and tasty coffee is what I expect. I’ll keep you up to date what we are doing!
