TBF and I just returned from a mini-vacay to the Olympic Peninsula. We had a great time with lovely weather and lots of relaxation. One day we went to the lavender festival in Sequim and visited a few of the farms. Another day we lounged quite a bit and spent an afternoon in touristy Poulsbo. On our third full day, we went to Port Townsend and walked around town, visiting the interesting shops. Then we spent a stretch of the late after and early evening walking on the beach at Fort Worden and up in the hills to look at the old bunkers and other remaining military structures. It was gorgeous and peaceful up there, with lots of wonderful foresty tree smells. We had a lot of fun exploring, climbing down rusty ladders from the tops of bunkers and things. We then returned to Port Townsend to have THE MOST DELICIOUS DINNER at Silverwater Cafe. I highly recommend it to anyone who will be visiting PT. We started with the artichoke pate, and I had the incredibly good Mediterranean polenta for dinner with a glass of crisp cranberry-esque rose.

The remainder of our time was spent taking walks, exercising in the fitness room, hanging out in the steam room, hot tub, and pool, and just enjoying each others company for a few days of uninterrupted time together. Very nice.

The only thing I can warn you about is taste-testing the honey at the lavender farms. They are very particular about how you take your sample from the jar. Once you dunk your toothpick in, you are commanded to "Twirl! TWIRL!" to avoid having honey drip anywhere outside of the jar. One older lady manning a stand got really mad at me when I dared to rub my toothpick on the inside of the jar to stop the honey. I got a huffy "No, no, not on the jar!" followed by a sigh. These peeps are seriously into the twirl.

I really love spending time out on the peninsula. According to TBF's GPS, it's only 15 miles away from Seattle, but it feels so different in many ways. Driving along one of the main one lane roads, we zipped by a sandwich board advertising an upcoming roadside stand. The background was white with black letters painted on. It read:

Swords
Wildlife
Knives

TBF was like, "I understand what I'm going to get if I want to buy a knife or sword, but what if I want to buy some wildlife?"

Needless to say, we did not stop.