Week 20: The Ports

Well it's Sunday night and we just got back from another Missionary Fireside. Because it is late and I don't have a lot to report, I'll just post a bunch of photos. This first one is of the four awesome Elders and six amazing Sisters that we took to the fireside. We are in the mission van -- all 12 of us! -- and all in seat belts.  The Sister in the middle is Sister Hardy, she is a niece of Rod and Rae Paulson who live in Vernal. She is a really good missionary.

The other photos I'm posting are of our P-Day excursion to Port Hadlock and Port Townsend with the Clarkes. These two "ports" are located on the north eastern side of the Olympic Peninsula.  I think we might have gone through Port Ludlow as well?

Original home of Samuel Hadlock; it's now the Ajax Cafe

Port Hadlock is pretty small, but we HAD to check it out, of course. It was founded in about 1851 by a Samuel Hadlock who was born in New Hampshire in 1829. We went to Family Search to see if we were related, but couldn't make a connection. But Van does have a Great Great Great Grandfather named Samuel Hadlock who was born in New Hampshire in 1770.

Then the next pictures were taken in or near Port Townsend. It is known for it's quaint main street with lots of shops and galleries -- tourist trap for sure. We didn't buy anything, but enjoyed wandering around. Oh wait, I did, of course, buy some chocolate at a candy store. something very imPORTant!

Cool building in Port Townsend

Elder Hadlock & Elder Clarke at abandoned bunker at Fort Worden

Sheet music I saw in an antique store

It was a very rainy and cold day, but we still enjoyed our adventure.

Thought I should include something spiritual. We really are not just on vacation! Anyway, I searched for the word "port" in the scriptures. Only one came up: Nehemiah 2:13. You'll have to take the opPORTunity to look it up. That's about as spiritual as it gets this week!  -- And I'm frustrated anyway with trying to get photos in the right places on here. Open to help and suggestions.