Day 6, Oroville to Port Angeles

A little stressed about today because I'm headed back to the crowded city areas. However, the day was not all bad. 

Left Oroville at 8:15 and road about 30 miles to Tonasket and had breakfast at Shannon's Cafe. Crowded, and the food was just okay. I ordered a "Meat lovers" bacon and sausage which included onions, peppers and mushrooms. Unfortunately it was all veg and very little meat. I left a pile of junk on my plate. 

This sign is on the road into Twisp. Amazingly I only saw a few Deer in this area today. No near misses either!

South to Twisp and then West to Winthrop and over the Cascades via Hwy 20, the North Cascades Highway. 

Beautiful road both in curviness and scenery. 

This area had caught fire at some point. 

This on the West side near Ross lake. 

Ross Lake. 

After trudgung through Burlington and across the I-5 corridor I made my way out through Anacortes, over Deception Pass bridge and on to Coupeville to catch the ferry across to Port Townsend. 

They called me in first and put me right up front. This was my view for the 30 minute ferry ride. I had some video but since this app updated I haven't figured out how to add those yet. 

Once across I left Port Townsend headed for Port Angeles for the night. The traffic between the two towns was horendous. 

I stayed at the Sportsmens Motel in Port Angeles.  Bad choice. It's in the 80's this afternoon and amazingly this place has no AC. I can't remember the last time I stayed in a motel without AC. I think I was a little kid then. I never even thought to ask. 

The place is also right next to the main highway. The walls are paper thin and you can here eveything driving by. Hope I can sleep thru it. 

On the plus side it is cheap and the room is clean and in decent shape. A cheap window AC unit would make a big improvement. 

Being on the coast I searched the internet for a good place for fish and chips. 

Ended up going to "Jig and Lure". Very expensive, fish was two tiny, dry pieces that had absolutely zero flavor. Clam strips were over cooked and had 4 times as much breading as meat. (I ordered the cod and clams combo). The clam chowder was thick gravy style which I am usually ok with, but again it was very very bland with zero clam flavor. Some sort of herb over powered even the potatoes. 

All this for $23!!! What a ripoff.

I keep asking myself why it is that these coastal towns can't produce a little place with inexpensive fish and chips and good porions. The Bowpicker in Astoria is the only one I've found that really fills the bill. A man sized portion of deep friend albacore tuna and steak fries for $10. We make the fish run several times per year just for that. They really should expand and conquer the entire Oregon and Washington coastlines. 

I'm going to put in some ear plugs and see of I can get some sleep now.

Tomorrow is up to Hurricane Ridge (and back) then out toward Forks, WA where the vampires live and South toward home. 

My front tire is about shot. Hopefully I can baby it home.