We got up nice and early on Thursday morning so that we could tidy up our area at Patty and Rachid's. The ferry was scheduled to leave at 10:40am and it was first come, first served so we had to get there early.
The ferry was a fun experience. I was shocked at how organized the loading was. We were on the boat and on the deck in about 5 minutes. It was fun to see the boat push off into the water. It got really cold and windy so we spent some more time underneath.
The drive down the island was pretty uneventful. It was town after town after town, but they were all quite pretty. At least from the highway.
Once we got into Victoria, we went for lunch at an Argentinian restaurant called Santiago's. It was right near the ferry so we could go right when we were done. I had a chicken dish with tomatoes and lemon and the most delicious potatoes. It was sooo tasty, but the service was awful.
We got to the ferry around 3:00pm, just as it was leaving. I remember checking the ferry times online and it appeared that they were every 30 minutes, but it appears I was looking at the wrong schedule for the wrong ferry. The next ferry was at 7:30... ugh. So we had several hours to kill in Victoria. We wandered around the harbour where there were lots of little artisan vendors (mostly native) selling their various crafts. I could have easily spent lots and lots of money but you will be happy to hear that I didn't spend any. Aside from a souvenir T-Shirt from the souvenir shop, we escaped Victoria relatively unscathed.
It was finally time to go through customs and get onto the ferry. We were boarding the ferry around sunset so that we got to see the sun set over the Straight of Juan de Fuca. The ferry itself wasn't nearly as nice as the BC Ferry. Getting on and off the boat took ages and it left about 30 minutes late so we got to Port Angeles quite late.
When we could finally see Washington on the other side, we were hit with a very strange sight. There was fog clouding the entire coast, making it look like an overcast. It was very sunny before.
We checked into our motel, and the desk was manned by a small Korean lady. I knew she was Korean because there was a bible in front of her that was in Korean.
She was very friendly in her broken Engrish. She gave us a bunch of comprimentary travel-sized deodorant, toothpaste and bottles of water. She immediately asked us our plans and started highlighting different places on a map of the Olympic peninsula. She told us there was lots of lovely "beachies". She said we should go to to the "Luby Beechie" (Ruby Beach).
So we went up to our room. The room, although furnished with ugly furniture was immaculately clean and had a huge bathroom. For the cheapest motel in Port Angeles, it was great!
We ended our day off at the only restaurant that was still open in Port Angeles. It was very cool and very delicious. It's called Michael's. It's in the basement of a shop and it's set up like someone's basement with exposed rafters, wood paneling, book cases, etc. Very very cool.
That's it for today!
On the BC ferry to the island. It was windy!!
At the Argentinian restaurant. I loved the decor.
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