Olympia Farmers Market and Brewery Park

Another sunny day with a little afternoon breeze and in the 60’s. Woke up this morning to find a large cargo ship had come in to the dock behind me. Watched the Doolin-Rogers depart with about two dozen kids for a 90 minute learning cruise. Went up to the Farmer’s Market and bought some Fruit Habanaro Jams, some pickled hot Asparagus, wine, and some apples. Then bought lunch at a Mexican food stand, some gelato, and enjoyed some music by a local band. Arlin and MaryAnn (brother and his wife) then came and took me to Brewery Park at Tumwater Falls. There is a fish hatchery there that raises salmon, and a trail along the river and to the falls. It was interesting seeing the fish ladders along the side of the river. Also did an Earthcache (geocache) there that talked about the geology of the rock in the area. Before heading over to the park, we had the opportunity to meet another C-Brat that has a new 22’ C-Dory that he worked with the factory for some changes to the usual layout to allow for electric propulsion. Arlin decided that would be the way he would go if he was to get a boat. Upon returning from the park, we had another opportunity as the captain and one of his mates on the Doolin-Rogers invited us to a tour of the boat. Along with the main classroom area, we also got to see the engine and generator rooms along with the bridge. So all and all a pretty damn exciting day for us boys! I think MaryAnn enjoyed it too. She is a retired teacher, so really liked seeing the education stuff. It was still early in the afternoon, so I decided to depart and start towards Jarrell Cove. I thought I’d stop at Hope Island (a marine park, only accessible by boat), but once I got there, with only another 8 miles to Jarrell, I just decided to continue on. I did run on a slow plane of 16 kts today, so only took a little over an hour between Olympia and Jarrell Cove.Read more