November 14, 2019 - A day at Fort Worden State Park

We woke up at 8am after a restful night's sleep. The flannel sheets did their job and it was nice having a nearby toilet for the duties that come with old age. We cooked up some breakfast (ham, eggs, & hashbrowns) as well as some oatmeal for Angela.  

We walked up to the gift store and the Commons and learned that we could in fact purchase a Senior Off Season Pass and that it would apply to our current stay. The Pass cost $75 which was roughly what we paid for our two night regular stay. But we received a $25 per night credit for having a Senior Pass. All of our future winter Washington State Park stays will be free unless we want to use electricity which will be $10 per night. What a deal!

The Coastal Artillery Museum was now open at 11AM so we watched a couple of introductory movies which were good before touring the museum and purchasing a few souvenirs. We walked around the grounds visiting the former balloon barn (now a performance hall), the cemetery, former PX, the Reveille Cafe for a scrumptious lunch, the Alexander Castle, viewed many deer, gun emplacements, and the Pt. Wilson Lighthouse (one can't go in). On the way back to the RV, we watched a bald eagle on it's majestic high perch scan the horizon for its next prey. When I went back to photograph it with my good camera, it was gone.  



Lunch was so filling that we didn't bother with dinner. I read some more and created this blog as darkness quickly enveloped us. A couple of new trailer campers pulled in across the road from us and they appear to know each other as they lighted a campfire and have been out sharing stories in the cold around that campfire all evening.

Tomorrow we're headed home with a stop to see some cruise friends, Ann & John. Stay tuned!

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  1. UnknownNovember 15, 2019 at 9:37 AM

    Tim, I think you would enjoy Fort Stevens on the Oregon Coast. There is a museum there as well, and a resident herd of elk. Unfortunately, your new off season pass won't work there, but you could camp at Cape Disappointment on the Washington coast, and drive to Fort Stevens.

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