Port Townsend is a living museum of wooden boats, old boats and boats in general. It was meant to be the most important place in the Sound and West Coast until the railroads reached Seattle. Port Townsend went through hard times when the depression hit in the late 1800’. Now, it’s a living museum of what it could have been and has been converted into a tourist destination and a worldwide reference for its shipyards and expertise professional boat yards. From a bar deck, one can enjoy the sunset looking out to wooden boats sailing along the bay.

We made it fast crossing the Strait of Juan de Fuca to Victoria where we visited our friends from Cuba. I met Teresita while teaching and doing an assignment in La Habana back in 2003. Reinel, her husband, was back then in Italy and it wasn’t until 2011 that they reunited to start a life in Victoria where he had been hired by the Federal Goverment as a Physics Researcher. Teresita is a great graphic designer and their two Canadian daughters are just adorable. Long journey for them!

In the first picture, Elizabeth enjoys luxury and pampering at the Empress Hotel…