We spent the next hour making sure we had everything before we headed over to the venue. On our way back to the venue, I went through a checklist in my head of all the stuff I provided and hoped I got all of it back. We parked in the grass and walked over. We found one of the venue's crew members and asked if we could go inside and grab the rest of our stuff. He said sure! Nikki and Pauline showed up shortly after. We went inside and condensed everything into piles of who's is who's and where is it going when it leaves here. Justin and Lindsay showed up to dump off stuff into mine and Pauline's car and Steve and Vicky showed up to get the keg. A lot of the stuff that was inside went into the Escape because I had the most room. With the collection of everyone we actually got a lot of it done really fast. We took a few moments to thank everyone, we made sure everything we came with we went home with and a few of us decided to get together in Poulsbo to have some lunch. I told them I would meet them there.
I had a side agenda that I've had planned since I knew we were coming to Kingston. I wanted to go see the Point No Point Lighthouse in Hansville, which was a few miles north from the hotel and venue. I followed the Nuvi and the signs. I found the parking lot and didn't realize I had to walk a bit to get to the lighthouse. Here we go. It was a hot walk and I wore the wrong sandals but managed. When I got to the lighthouse, I did the necessary photos and looked around for signage just in case I had to answer any questions for this virtual, The Treaty of Point No Point (GC7B6T2).
"Washington's Point No Point Light Station is the oldest on Puget Sound. It is located on a low finger of land that the local Native American tribes had given the name Hahd-skus, meaning long nose. The Point No Point Treaty was signed on the spit in 1855 by Territorial Governor Isaac Stevens and leaders of S-Klallam, Skokomish and Chimacum tribes.
The lighthouse has been in continuous operation, providing navigational aid to mariners since its completion in 1879 (with the Fresnel lens operable by early 1880). Currently, it is lit with an automated acrylic lens.
Point No Point Lighthouse is the only lighthouse accessible to the public in Kitsap County. The light station property, managed by the Kitsap County Parks, is located in Hansville. It is listed in the Washington State Heritage Register and the National Register of Historic Places".
I saw there was another cache nearby, Just Past Point No Point (GCN2Z8), and it was along a sandy trail underneath a burnt log. I had to reach in to grab it and my arm was smeared in black carbon when I was done. I signed my name, put it back and headed back towards the parking lot. It was getting hot and sweaty.
I noticed there was another cache, Remembering Grandparents Day (GC6RWWB) near the parking lot and of course I was going to grab that one too. I had to wait until some of the muggles cleared out so I could find this without being looked at weird. Luckily it was really easy to find, sign and placed back.
I got into the Escape and texted Nicole to find out where they ended up finding food. She texted me the address and I put it into the Nuvi. She also added that downtown Poulsbo was crazy and finding a parking spot was even crazier. Ugh. I picked the shortest less busiest way possible and got there in about a half hour. Nicole really wasn't kidding about the parking situation. I found out where the Green Light Diner was and found a parking spot near the waterfront. I was super lucky I didn't have to walk very far.
I walked in and found them. They were on the tail end of their meal. I wasn't too terribly hungry so I finished Lindsay's hash browns and ordered a Pepsi. We sat and chatted for about a half hour. Lindsay and Justin told us a little bit about the places they were going to visit in Canada once they left here.
Lindsay wanted to walk around Poulsbo for a bit so we went with her. We checked out the water front, went into a few shops and chatted a while until it was time to leave. Poulsbo has a huge Scandinavian background and you could see that in a lot of their murals around town.
Nicole and Del headed home, Lindsay and Justin headed north to Canada and I headed towards Olympia so I could drop off all of this stuff in the back of the Escape at Lindsay and Justin's house. Before I left I told them to have a great time and take pictures because we expect to see them and head some of the stories.
I decided to just go home rather than stopping for caches (even though I would have liked to) just so I could drop off the stuff, get a shower, eat some food and get ready for the upcoming work week. It didn't take me very long to get to Olympia. I texted Nikki to let her know I was almost there. She said they were home cleaning the house and should be there when I got there.
I rolled up and Nikki helped me unload so much stuff out of the back of the Escape. She thanked me for helping out with everything which included the planning, the doing and the clean up. She also said she appreciated getting to know me again since the last time I saw her was several years ago. I told her the same. I got into the Escape and headed home.
I got home, unloaded my stuff, got cleaned up, relaxed and got ready for the work week. I talked to Ben for a bit and told him about the wedding and he told me a little bit about what they did that day. He said he was really disappointed that he missed the wedding.
Wow what a weekend!
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