On our third day of sightseeing in Seattle we rented a car and drove up the Olympic Peninsula to Port Townsend, Washington's Victorian Seaport.

Judy, Randy, Gaye on the steps of the Ann Starrett Mansion, the "most photographed Victorian house in Port Townsend".  

The Nifty Fifties Soda Fountain in downtown Port Townsend.   Great shakes, malts and sodas!

Gaye was foresighted enough to wear a blouse that matched the Nifty Fifties Soda Fountain's straws and glasses!

Right:  One of the ornate reconstructed buildings in downtown Port Townsend, aptly named:  Victorian Square.

Scotch Broom was in bloom in all of its golden glory.  Unfortunately, although the plant is beautiful when in bloom, it is considered a parasite.  The plant was introduced to the area by the early settlers.  In its non-native environment the plant has spread wildly, killing off more desirable plants and choking out rangeland.  A huge effort is underway to rid the area of Scotch Broom.

On the way back down Highway 101 toward Seattle we stopped at the curiously named town of Lilliwaup.  
Lilliwaup is an Indian word meaning "inlet."  

The Lilliwaup motel and country store is owned by a couple who gave up their professional jobs in the city for the simpler life in the forest of Washington's Olympic peninsula.