4th of July

Fourth of July, we spent three days at Westport. The weather was cloudy and misty, but we still enjoyed the holiday. Rick went out fishing & crabbing each day. The water was alittle too rough for me (seasickness), so I stayed on shore. Fishing for sea bass on Friday & Saturday was slow, but the crabbing was great. Sunday, he & my dad went out salmon fishing. Unforunately, they did not have any luck at all. We went down to the docks on the 4th to watch the fireworks, but the clouds came in and you really could not see much. Always nice to get away and relax.

Rick, the Great Fisherman!!

After a hard day of fishing & crabbing, Rick cleans fish and cooks the crab.

Lots of Crab!!!

We caught 9 on the 4th

Sea Bass

Westport Winery

We stopped for a little wine tasting on the way home.

Camping @ Sol Duc Hot Springs

Rick & I finally managed to visit Sol Duc Hot Springs this last weekend. We had plans to a few other times and never did make it. Boy, was it worth the trip!!! We left on Friday morning and took our time, stopping for lunch in Port Angeles and again to see the old Lake Cresent Resort. Then it was on to Sol Duc. Camping at the resort was ok (the hookup sites were pretty much a parking lot) but the hiking and soaking in the hot mineral tubs more than made up for it. Saturday, we hiked up to Sol Duc Falls (6 miles round trip) The weather was perfect (in the 70's) and we packed a lunch. It has been a long time since we had been hiking in the woods and we enjoy it very much. We spent the evenings soaking at the resort in the mineral tubs. (They smelled like sulfur alittle bit, but after awhile you got used to it) It was a relaxing weekend and we look forward to visiting again.

Lake Cresent

Rick on our 6 mile hike to Sol Duc Falls

Sol Duc River. The weather was great, not too hot!!

The Falls

We took a little break & had a snack at the falls.

This is a shelter that was built in 1939 for the hikers to get out of the weather.

Sunday morning at camp. The smoke is from the natural hot springs.

This is one of the hot springs by camp. People fill water bottles and drink the mineral water, they say that it is good for you and has healing powers.

On the way home, we stopped by Salt Creek Recreation Area and walked on the beach.