I am warm again. I was warm last night when I finally got into bed, but since I popped out of said bed this morning to take pictures of the snow, I have been cold. My feet, especially. I have terrible circulation in my hands and feet, always exacerbated by the cold.
Bobby took his walk this morning while Elise and I worked on school. He had a great journey through the rain (snow?) forest and took lots of pictures of a downy woodpecker foraging on the forest floor. By the time he got back, the snow had melted, Elise and I were almost done with school and it was time to go.
Our 2 1/2 hour trip around the western side of the Olympic Peninsula was fairly uneventful. The temperature outside ranged from 42 degrees to a nail-biting 32 degrees, with periods of rain and sleet. Driving the windy Lake Crescent road, the temperature hit 32 degrees and I nervously watched the wet pavement for signs of ice. Luckily, the ground was warmer than the air, and we arrived at Salt Creek Recreation Area completely intact.
Salt Creek is a gorgeous park. It is on the Strait of Juan de Fuca, with Canada across the water. We have water and electric here so the first thing I did when we arrived was turn on the heat pump! I’m such a lightweight.
The playground here is top notch so Elise dragged us over straight away for several rounds of Don’t Touch the Ground Tag. We took a short break to investigate the tide pools. It wasn’t low tide, but we have a feeling they are going to be great. We could see anemones, hermit crabs, barnacles, fish and mussels. Hopefully we’ll see some sea stars when we check the pools at low tide later this week.
Tomorrow will be a catch up day of sorts. We’ll head into Port Angeles to do some laundry, post these entries, get groceries, check in at the National Park visitor center and see about taking the ferry to Victoria later in the week.
