Fort Worden State Park

[Sir Henry]

I’m aboard the ferry Spokane headed for Port Townsend to buy yard art. Can you find Waldo?

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[Sir Henry]

Not exactly lawn art but I did find some nice glass. I bought three of these leaded stained glass hangers.

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[JEBar]

nice .... I've never towed a camper onto a ferry

[BigAl52]

I have but not near the size of the Washinton Ferrys. I did cross the channel at Port Aransas with our 5er once upon a time.

[Sir Henry]

nice .... I've never towed a camper onto a ferry

I’ve owned this trailer three years and it’s already made at least a dozen crossings. I drive for 30 minutes from home to the terminal, lay down $80 and get transported into a different world in a 45 minute crossing.

Port Townsend has lots of tourist traps which I admit to being addicted to. But there is far more to the area. Fort Worden State Park is huge with miles of trails and things to see and do.

The park is almost like a small town. In the morning I’ll be able to walk over to the Commons and get a latte. Half the people in line will still be in their pajamas.

Internet service is slow. I’ll try posting pictures later in the evening.

[North Country Gal]

Oooh! Love the glass art. Don't you dare use them for your BB targets.

[JEBar]

Oooh! Love the glass art. Don't you dare use them for your BB targets.

[dave77]

nice .... I've never towed a camper onto a ferry

I’ve owned this trailer three years and it’s already made at least a dozen crossings. I drive for 30 minutes from home to the terminal, lay down $80 and get transported into a different world in a 45 minute crossing.

Port Townsend has lots of tourist traps which I admit to being addicted to. But there is far more to the area. Fort Worden State Park is huge with miles of trails and things to see and do.

The park is almost like a small town. In the morning I’ll be able to walk over to the Commons and get a latte. Half the people in line will still be in their pajamas.

Internet service is slow. I’ll try posting pictures later in the evening.

I had a friend who stayed at some family property just outside of Port Townsend for awhile just after high school, early 70's. I drove over to see him once and I remember Port Townsend as being pretty small, downtown was not much more than one block and I don't think there were any traffic lights. I imagine it's changed a lot since then.

[John E Davies]

Be really careful if you camp further north along the Strait, we had a problem with our Verizon cell data. We were at Port Crescent and my wife’s hotspot connected to the closest strong tower which was in Canada, 12 miles away across open ocean, and she was happily surfing the Net and watching videos. Then she checked her messages and found this:

“Welcome to Canada. With TravelPass you can use talk, text and data from your domestic allowance. You'll pay $5/day only on days you use your mobile abroad. Reply YES to this message and we'll add TravelPass to your line. Without TravelPass, calls will cost $0.99/min, text $0.5 to send and $0.05 to receive and data $2.05/MB. If you need help call +1.908.559.4899.Enjoy your trip.”

We had to drive to a Verizon store in Port Angeles and haggle with the sales droid to get them to drop the nearly US$200 data charge. We were afraid to even call on our phones…. This was a few years back, the setup may be less weird and nasty now.

I really like the dry side of the Olympic Peninsula, drive up to Hurricane Ridge and take the gravel road out to Obstruction Point lookout, it is only open from “about” June thru September because of snow. It gets you away from the bus loads of tourists at the main visitor center.

Fort Worden is fun but too crowded for me, I much prefer Fort Casey on the east side. What a great place for kites…. I used to live in Mukilteo so that whole area was my back yard.

This is my Land Cruiser and my Oliver Legacy Elite 2 “Mouse” in the Kingston Ferry lot waiting to cross back to the Busy Side of Puget Sound.

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John Davies
Spokane WA

[Hatchdog]

Gene, you said $80 for the car and trailer. What is the price difference for the trailer and do they charge by the foot?

John, that is an interesting looking trailer you have. Great lines, I’ll have to take a look at their website.

Only ferry I have ever crossed towing a trailer is the Keller Ferry. For those of you who aren’t in the area imagine a big barge looking unit without any enclosure other than the pilot house carrying maybe a dozen vehicles. I crossed with a 16 ft boat behind a full sized Bronco and I don’t recall if I paid extra for the boat. Probably.

We had the same problem with cellular service and the border. We have a property about five miles south and have to make sure out phones are not on roaming. Found out the hard way when we got that same $200 bill. This only happened because we had switched from Verizon to ATT. Verizon had no coverage whatsoever in the area and we were happy to find ATT did. Oops......

[John E Davies]

Hatchdog, WA State ferries in Puget Sound charge by overall length in 10 foot increments, but they do not actually measure…. The toll guy took one look at the white egg and wrote us up as under 40 feet, even though we were 44 feet. It saved us quite a bit. Rates vary by the crossing, this is for three of the Seattle routes, old data which is lower than current fares.

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There are a few safety rules, unlike the Keller ferry which is very laid back. No more than 10 gallons total of combustible liquids (gas, propane) in EPA approved containers (my old NATO jerry cans were not legal so I left them at home), but they do not count propane carried in fixed RV tanks of any size. But you must shut off all appliances, and turn off and flag the gas valves, I used a red steamer of surveyors tape and told the toll guy.

Ollie’s are great double hull, high quality four seasons trailers, terrific for boondocking if specced with solar and lithium batteries, and sold factory direct only from TN, no dealer network; you can check out mine if you like. I am very active on their forum, here is the sales page.

https://olivertraveltrailers.com/

John Davies
Spokane WA

[Sir Henry]

nice .... I've never towed a camper onto a ferry

I’ve owned this trailer three years and it’s already made at least a dozen crossings. I drive for 30 minutes from home to the terminal, lay down $80 and get transported into a different world in a 45 minute crossing.

Port Townsend has lots of tourist traps which I admit to being addicted to. But there is far more to the area. Fort Worden State Park is huge with miles of trails and things to see and do.

The park is almost like a small town. In the morning I’ll be able to walk over to the Commons and get a latte. Half the people in line will still be in their pajamas.

Internet service is slow. I’ll try posting pictures later in the evening.

I had a friend who stayed at some family property just outside of Port Townsend for awhile just after high school, early 70's. I drove over to see him once and I remember Port Townsend as being pretty small, downtown was not much more than one block and I don't think there were any traffic lights. I imagine it's changed a lot since then.

Port Townsend’s population is around 10,000. A lot of the houses were built in the 1880’s and it’s known for its Victorian homes. It was going to be the major city, not Seattle.

[Sir Henry]

Oooh! Love the glass art. Don't you dare use them for your BB targets.

I paid $550 for one so no shooting it.

[Sir Henry]

Be really careful if you camp further north along the Strait, we had a problem with our Verizon cell data. We were at Port Crescent and my wife’s hotspot connected to the closest strong tower which was in Canada, 12 miles away across open ocean, and she was happily surfing the Net and watching videos. Then she checked her messages and found this:

“Welcome to Canada. With TravelPass you can use talk, text and data from your domestic allowance. You'll pay $5/day only on days you use your mobile abroad. Reply YES to this message and we'll add TravelPass to your line. Without TravelPass, calls will cost $0.99/min, text $0.5 to send and $0.05 to receive and data $2.05/MB. If you need help call +1.908.559.4899.Enjoy your trip.”

We had to drive to a Verizon store in Port Angeles and haggle with the sales droid to get them to drop the nearly US$200 data charge. We were afraid to even call on our phones…. This was a few years back, the setup may be less weird and nasty now.

I really like the dry side of the Olympic Peninsula, drive up to Hurricane Ridge and take the gravel road out to Obstruction Point lookout, it is only open from “about” June thru September because of snow. It gets you away from the bus loads of tourists at the main visitor center.

Fort Worden is fun but too crowded for me, I much prefer Fort Casey on the east side. What a great place for kites…. I used to live in Mukilteo so that whole area was my back yard.

This is my Land Cruiser and my Oliver Legacy Elite 2 “Mouse” in the Kingston Ferry lot waiting to cross back to the Busy Side of Puget Sound.

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John Davies
Spokane WA

My plan has U.S. and Canada. I remember when roaming charges were common.

[Sir Henry]

The trailer has earned another decal.

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[BigAl52]

How you gonna stick that Henry Rifle forums patch on that wagon

[Sir Henry]

Hatchdog, WA State ferries in Puget Sound charge by overall length in 10 foot increments, but they do not actually measure…. The toll guy took one look at the white egg and wrote us up as under 40 feet, even though we were 44 feet. It saved us quite a bit. Rates vary by the crossing, this is for three of the Seattle routes, old data which is lower than current fares.


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There are a few safety rules, unlike the Keller ferry which is very laid back. No more than 10 gallons total of combustible liquids (gas, propane) in EPA approved containers (my old NATO jerry cans were not legal so I left them at home), but they do not count propane carried in fixed RV tanks of any size. But you must shut off all appliances, and turn off and flag the gas valves, I used a red steamer of surveyors tape and told the toll guy.

Ollie’s are great double hull, high quality four seasons trailers, terrific for boondocking if specced with solar and lithium batteries, and sold factory direct only from TN, no dealer network; you can check out mine if you like. I am very active on their forum, here is the sales page.

https://olivertraveltrailers.com/

John Davies
Spokane WA

They still require the tag which few people actually use. Mine was the only one I saw in use.

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[JEBar]

They still require the tag which few people actually use. Mine was the only one I saw in use.

first time I've knowingly seen a tag like that .... is it a special item .... if so , where do you get them

[John E Davies]

You don’t need a special tag…… but the ticket seller can give you one. Or use this and tie a couple of feet to the valve:

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It is just a visual reminder to the crew members wandering around the ship that the valve is secured.

John Davies
Spokane WA

[Sir Henry]

How you gonna stick that Henry Rifle forums patch on that wagon

I was actually thinking about it yes.