Tag: Port Townsend

RA4: Team RA Connects

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Port Townsend WA to Rasar State Park WA We both thoroughly enjoyed a nice warm and comfortable night in the motel in Port Townsend, although both of us stayed up too late blogging.    Breakfast at the Lighthouse Café downtown, then a quick trip to the post office where I’d had a helmet visor sent general delivery.   It was there!  It’s always great when a plan works. We jumped on the ferry, something I’d been looking forward to.  This ferry was a nice one,  taking about 30 minutes for passage to Coupeville, wth great views of the town and surrounding islands. 

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RA3: Endurance Check

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Fairholm WA to Port Townsend WA As expected, it was cold last night at Fairholm, officially 38F.  I left the tent fly open all night and was rewarded with a decent drying of both the tent and its contents.  My “30F” Marmot sleeping bag performed well, supplemented with silk long johns and wool socks. We headed out on a very winding road around the lake.  Before you start on it, you push a button that activates flashing signs that warn motorists that bicycles are on the route.  The road has very little shoulder and is frequented by logging trucks that

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