We arrived at Leah’s place in Port Renfrew at just about the right time. Summer crowds were gone, but the fair weather was hanging around. When you enter the duplex with the door code, a convenient feature btw, you follow the light to the end of the hallway, past the two BRs and BA, the kitchen, through the LA to the porch, where the blue water and mountains, sea gulls, pelicans and other water fowl, beckon you to put your things away, fix your favorite beverage and come sit.
We settled in and headed to the only local store in town to pick up a few things, and found ourselves at the only restaurant in town that hadn’t closed for the season. The food and service were excellent, and both evenings we enjoyed casual dining on the deck outside.
It was on the first evening that we returned to the back porch over looking Port San Juan at sundown, that we were joined by a Bald Eagle in a nearby tree top. We watched him and he watched us for 45 minutes.
After all the driving and running around we did, the cool night air through the open window above the very comfortable queen bed and no noise whatsoever but the sound of bay water occasionally crashing against the rocks below, sleep was easy to come by.
This was just the right time to visit Port Renfrew and Leah’s place was the perfect respite.
PS- Bring some comfy socks as there is a convenient shoe rack inside the front door for you to help keep the floors clean.