Early morning light

I couldn’t sleep much last night and still got up very early. I realized I left my running gear at home, which is a shame, because it was a gorgeous morning and it would have been nice to run along the beach here. I went swimming instead. It was actually very nice. I had the pool completely to myself, and the early morning light was flooding the pool house.

This time it’s been good to travel with Stephanie. We’ve known each other almost half our lives and have traveled all over the world together over the years: Korea, Japan, India, Nepal, Taiwan, Hong Kong, China, Thailand. After both of us left Japan, we went on a final adventure together and traveled throughout Indonesia for a month. Usually, we act more like sisters than friends, as we tend to argue. We haven’t this time at all. I think pregnancy suits her. She seems calmer, happier.

We had an amazing dinner last night at the Fountain, a cute little restaurant on Washington street. I always try to eat there when I come to Pt. Townsend. Great food, organic local ingredients, good wine, and a warm atmosphere.

After walking around town (we saw some amazing art work), we went to Elevated Ice Cream for a late-night treat. When I ordered I said, "This may sound a little strange, but I'm going to have the root beer ice cream on top of the marrionberry pie."

The girl behind the counter laughed sweetly at me and said, "That's not weird at all. This is Pt. Townsend." As if in a community of artists nestled on the sea, nothing could be weird. It's a quirky little town. I guess the people are kind of quirky, too.