The Wild West Tour: Washington State

There were some anxious minutes when the Apollo Astronauts rounded the moon, for, at one stage of that historic journey, their Spacecraft went behind the moon and all communication was lost. But to the relief of all involved the Spacecraft continued its orbit, and came out into the light and communication was once again resumed.

While we do not want to suggest that Washington State is a dark place or somewhere behind the moon, we are aware that communications have been silent for a few days. Be assured that we are on track and the Wild West Tour continues to roll along.

Since last writing, we passed through Seattle and caught the car ferry over to Bainbridge Island. (You may need a good map at this point.)

A view of downtown Seattle from the car ferry. (No, it's not your eyes,
nor is Seattle sliding into the sea - it's just my poor photography!)

Now you can see that sight from the open deck, or..

....from the comfort of the enclosed area.

Our destination was the town of Poulsbo where we were staying with our hosts, Bill and Ellen Lockard. Bill served for many years as the Administrative Director of Biblical Foundations International (BFI). I had enjoyed their hospitality before and so I looked forward to introducing Christine and Pauline to them. Before retirement and his voluntary work with BFI, Bill was a Naval Commander in the US Navy. In that capacity he had visited Melbourne on a couple of occasions.

Poulsbo was established by Norwegian fishermen and so carries a distinctive Norwegian flavour.

We always have the hint of Norway with us, as Christine's maternal grandmother was Norwegian. During the afternoon we accompanied Bill and Ellen up to a historic town that used to be the major port for the lumber business.

Here from L to R are, Bill, Ellen, Pauline and Christine - just a few historic relics!!

That evening we had dinner with some further friends, all connected with the ministry of BFI. It was BFI that helped support the work in Macedonia and now continues do so in Cambodia.

The gentleman leaning on the rail is Ross Benson who has been Chairman of the BFI Board for many years.

Sunset on Liberty Bay, Poulsbo.WA

The following day we said our goodbyes and drove a little way north to a place called Sequim, pronounced "Skwim"! Here we stayed at a B&B on the oldest family-owned farm in Washington State. It has been in the same family for 4 generations. One son has actually worked on a farm near Sale in Vic. It was very comfortable as you can see..

I wasn't quite sure at that stage where I was supposed to sleep???

It was at Sequim that we encountered many of the animals we expected to see in Yellowstone, as we enjoyed
driving through the Olympic Game Farm. I will allow the pictures to tell their own story.