This is a replica of the house George Washington owned. It is a B&B right on the straight with a neighboring lavender farm in front! P.S. it has GREAT VIEWS.
The Washington house (replica)
Category: Lodging
Kayakers enjoying lake crescent
Several kayakers were enjoying the area around log cabin resort on the north side of the lake.
Want to sleep in a railcar tonight?
Victorians
We met friends for dinner in Port Townsend recently. We arrived early enough to enjoy the views in the late afternoon sun. I love the detailing on many of Port Townsend’s historic buildings.
This 1889 building currently houses the Waterstreet Hotel.
This building has recently been gutted and is being upgraded and strengthened. The beautiful exterior remains in place.
Lighthouse views
New Dungeness Light Station is a gem, located at the end of Dungeness Spit. It’s not easy to get to. For the hearty it’s a 5-mile (8 km.) beach walk, timed to avoid high tide. We took a watery route on Monday as we fished for crabs on the last day of the season. Not much luck on the crab front but the lighthouse views were great. It’s otherwise quite distant from land.
The Lighthouse is maintained by a volunteer association and for a fee members can be volunteer lighthouse keepers for a week. It’s a beautiful, remote, and different place to stay. Keepers greet visitors and do light maintenance around the site.
Can you tell it was a nice day to be on the water?
Mansion living
A one night stay in the Shafer Baillie Mansion in Seattle was an interesting taste of how the other half might have lived a hundred years ago. The ground floor of the mansion was equipped with a library, above, a large dining room, and a lovely sun room. The kitchen and any other working spaces for servants were, naturally, behind closed doors.
The living room was decorated for Christmas. I took this shot with my phone. Not bad, eh?
This is one of the bed and breakfast guest rooms which would have been part of the family quarters when it was a residence.
I was taken with the gorgeous woodwork. I’ll show you a few more details tomorrow.
Shafer Baillie Mansion, Seattle
What’s better than spending a night in the ballroom of an early 20th century mansion? Having the whole mansion to yourself!
This is the Shafer Baillie Mansion in Seattle. Since we were going to Seattle last week and traveling there at this time of year can be hit and miss (snow or ice…bridge closings…traffic congestion) we made it an event and spent the night in this gorgeous 14,000 square foot bed and breakfast. And as luck would have it we were the only guests that night. Talk about living a Downton Abbey fantasy. The only thing missing were servants, though staff greeted us and provided a delicious breakfast.
The mansion has been lovingly restored by the current owners. The woodworking alone is worth a visit. I’ll show you more of this beautiful building in the next day or two.