Oyster Fest in the Olympics

Way & Kevin came up for a visit two weekends ago so we decided to visit the Olympic Peninsula. We started the trip by taking the ferry across to Bainbridge island and ventured through the town of Poulsbo (apparently it translates into "Paul's Place" in viking tongue). After some tasty danishes and a stop by the bottle shop, May was giddy to get back on the road and explore the Oyster Fest in Shelton. We arrived towards the end of the fest so oysters were a little scarce. The oyster shooters were a little warm for me, but the BBQ oysters were surprisingly delicious.

We spent the night at Alderwood resort in the city of Union and I think we were all a little surprised how nice it was. It's set right on the Hood canal with fantastic views of the Olympic mountains and crystal clear water. Standing on the boat dock you could look down and see crabs, fish, starfish and tons of oysters all over. We had high hopes for one of the few restaurants in town, Robin Hood Restaurant. Although the painting of Mr. Hood was lovely the food left a little to be desired, but the local ale (Dick Danger's Ale) was brilliant.