Getting to the beach has been filled with an abundance of life from birds, to black-tailed deer, to starfish. We rode a ferry from Whidbey Island to Port Townsend, which is located on the Eastern side of the Olympic Peninsula. We did the Cape Alava Loop Trail, which was 3 miles to the ocean, 3 miles along the coast, and 3 miles back to the trailhead. The first and last three miles were through a thick coastal forest. This was the first time Bradley and I ever visited the ocean together! As we walked along the beach, we explored tidal pools, saw some deer in the ocean, and watched 6 eagles surround a dead seal that washed up on the beach. It was a very entertaining afternoon.
We backpacked one night into the National Park to Third Beach. It was only 1.5 miles from the car, so relatively easy for us. We didn’t sleep very well with the waves crashing near us, but watching the tides change and the sunset on the beach made it worth it!
