September 26 - Day 1 of the Cruise
We arrived in Port Angeles late last night and when we were up this morning I got coffee and went to the upper deck. The morning on the port was something to see, especially when the sun came up on the horizon. I enjoyed the coffee and the crisp low 50 degree temps.
We headed to breakfast around 7:30 and by 8:45 we were off to the waiting motor coach to take us to Olympic National Park and Hurricane Ridge. The scenery on the way up was something to see, but as we got close to the top of the ridge the clouds rolled in for most of the stay. And with the wind blowing, the wind chill factor up there was in the low 30's. Brisk my friends, but us Florida kids enjoyed it.
Back on board by noon we had lunch and then were off the the Olympic National Park Lodge and Lake Crescent. As we headed out to the bus it was drizzling and when we arrived at the lodge it was a steady rain. A couple of interesting notes from our afternoon excursion.....as we approached the lodge there was a couple being married on the wharf - in the rain - without any umbrellas. And we later saw them walking around, enjoying their day....soaking wet. Inside the lodge we saw the "famous JFK phone booth." Apparently in 1962 when Marylin Monroe died, Robert Kennedy and his wife were staying at the lodge and President John Kennedy called his brother who stayed on THIS phone for over two hours with his brother the President. And finally, as part of our excursion package we were entitled to a drink at the bar. We were told by our guide that they were known for their "Lavender Lemonade" drink and so I had one.
Tomorrow we leave the port early in the morning and our first (and only excursion) isn't until 10:30 am - we'll enjoy the leisurely start to the day.
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