I've recently returned from a most wonderful vacation on the Olympic Peninsula. Like the majority of my vacations, this was taken with the Airstream, and its newly remodeled bathroom was wonderful.

The first night was spent in Olympia, down at the Airstream club, and after that we were off, traveling north alongside the Hood Canal.

That took us to Port Townsend where we had three wonderful nights in all. Our spot at Port Townsend was once again in the Marina this time we were on the very point at which the Puget Sound and the Straight of Juan de Fuca meet, with out little trailer stationed at the base of the light marking that spot. The water was perhaps 20 steps in front of the Airstream, perhaps 5 steps to its side, the ultimate in water front property.

Port Townsend is a fun town for shopping and sightseeing and I did quite a bit of that. Restaurants have also greatly improved in the town through the years, and both the Port Hudson Café, and T's Restaurant were truly wonderful in their own ways.

Leaving Port Townsend we were off to a little resort on Crescent Lake. Again we had a spot right on the water (it pays to make reservations many months in advance) and a great time was had hiking around the lake, and rowing through it. We were there for two nights, in truly spectacular weather.

From Crescent Lake we made our way to the Pacific Ocean at La Push. Like last year we pulled the Airstream right on to the beach and had a truly wonderful time spending our days there beachcombing and simply absorbing the natural beauty of that spot. The spectacular weather held at La Push as well, not a cloud in the sky, which is rare indeed for the northern Washington Coast.

Of course as all fans of Twilight know, La Push is free of vampires yet full of werewolves, this separation the result of a treaty reached between the two groups years ago. I confess that I enjoy the books, but the level of fandom shown by some readers, especially teenage girls, is almost eerie. Everything in Forks and La Push seems to be referencing Twilight, and people vacation there just to walk where these fictional characters walk. To each his or her own, but to my mind, it is a bit strange.

All in all, a truly wonderful vacation, but I'm always glad to be back home as well, and it was wonderful having all my toys of torture available again!