we stayed one more night in olympic national park. this time on the elwha river. restoration is now going on after the removal of two dams built in the early 1900’s. it was the largest dam removal in the united states history. it started in 2011 and was just completed this march. it will help restore the original population of 5 species of salmon that had dwindled to only 3,000 from 400,000. it’s a very interesting story. check it out at htpp://tinyurl.com/Elwha-Restoration.
the ferry ride was fun, and over before we knew it.
our ship is in
have to unload before we can go in. big rigs even take the ferry. they could probably carry an army tank in there
our turn
the seas were calm
a cup of chili and a beer sounded good
getting close to port
here we go
we drove by the parliament and the empress hotel. we had been here in 2010 and seen the city so we wanted to get started up the coast.
no that’s not me and jerry
we did want to go to buchardt gardens again since it would be different season. last time it was october with the most gorgeous trees in fall color. this time it will be a lot of colorful flowers.
so stay tuned for that
Once in awhile-now and again-this is us 
That is a great trip in a beautiful land. Looking forward to the gardens. BTW, am really impressed you had an URL for us!
Very interesting. Still looking forward to each blog. Sharon
Hi Jill,
just so you know i am loving this trip. This looks like something I would really like to do, but now I don’t have to Thanks Again.
Keep up the good work.
thanks cousins for all the support of the blog. i still remember you started it all ray. i’m glad you are enjoying it.
i’m glad you look forward to the blog Sharon, as much as I look forward to the comments.
not sure about btw Martha, you’ll have to fill me in. hope you like the garden pictures. I didn’t want to stop.
Hey Dad – got any black left in that beard?? Looks good, though. (Thuy says “hi!”)
How fun riding on the ferry. The chili and beer does look good. It looks very relaxing.
I still see a few. he sure loves not shaving. wouldn’t you?
the trip up the inland passage was so beautiful and relaxing.
Is there still a lot of construction in Victoria? When we were there in 2007 there were tall cranes everywhere! What’s the temperature like up yonder? Looks perfect. So glad things are going well.
I fell in love with the parliament building when we were there.
didn’t notice, we didn’t stay in Victoria vey long.
that was awesome. very formal.