So today we decided to explore the coastline up to the Indian territory to cape Flattery.

We were disappointed that most of the way you weren’t able to access the sea and when you could it was very primeval, but that is a beauty anyway.

We continued passed Clallam Bay and it became much better. We saw this huge bird of prey at one part. It was a juvenile bald headed eagle.

When we got to the visitors centre an old man was in there playing on a banjo. He was very good and played songs for as  we looked around. He made us sign the visitors book as in all the time he’d worked there he hadn’t had anyone from England in there.

At Cape Flattery there is a steep “half mile” walk down to the viewing platforms. It seemed longer than that but I managed it and felt really pleased that I had made the effort. These are Granddad’s photos as I didn’t take my camera down there.

The views were spectacular, there were caves and rocky outcrops and lots of sea birds to see. The cape is at the entrance to the Strait of Juan de Fuca and you can clearly see Canada across the water. Grey whales and orcas and porpoises and seals are there all year round and puffins and many birds of prey. We only saw the sea birds and eagles.

On the way back we passed Lake Crescent. We will go back there tomorrow and to mount Olympus.

Back in Sequim which we now find is pronounced squarm! we went to see our bald headed eagles again. There were lots of seals on a sandbank off shore but too far away to photo sadly. We had another lovely day and were out for nearly 10 hours! xxxxxx