Full moon over the Admiralty Inlet between Port Townsend and Whidbey Island, with the ferry coming toward Port Townsend Bay. Port Townsend's many arts oriented festivals will satisfy your cultural needs, too, and you'll enjoy one of the Northwest's best sound stages at Centrum, located on the ground of the Fort Worden State Park. Fort Worden holds a bit of fame of its own as the location where An Officer and Gentleman was filmed. There's almost always something happening in town, from our world famous jazz festival to the Victorian Festival to the Rhody Festival and beyond. Baby orca breaching in the Sound.
Orcas stay with their mothers' families for their entire lives.
Just in case you become bored with people happenings, you can keep an eye on the town deer herd or watch our local eagles soar above the Post Office on a windy day. Walk the beaches with your dog, or take your horse out on the trails that wander across the Quimper Peninsula. Ride a bike, go for a sail, or paddle a kayak across the bay. You're right next to National Forest land and the Olympic National Park is close by for hiking and moutaineering of all types. One of your neighbors will be the Wooden Boat Foundation, one of the most significant organizations in the wooden boat building and owning world.