A Little Side Trip
Quimpers
Constance and her human had the best possible ending to the Finland trip. The return flight was comfortable, and the suitcases all appeared when and where they were supposed to! Best of all we were met at the airport by a human and Hitty welcoming party. That airport is still 308 km away from the Quimper Hitty cupboard! So on the way home we stopped in Port Townsend, where we spent our honeymoon exactly 28 years ago…naturally we had to stay at the Quimper Inn Bed and Breakfast!
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Quimper Quilt
This is the lovely bed into which one of the humans immediately collapsed following 36 hours of travelling.
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Quimper Inn morning tea
The human woke up at 3 am and observed that Min and Constance were excited to be together again. They seem to have been bouncing around the room and chattering all night – Constance does not suffer from jet-lag….
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Mountain Owl Clover (Orthocarpus imbricatus)
From Port Townsend we drove West and Up until we were in the glorious alpine meadows on Hurricane Ridge!
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Erythronium montana
We enjoyed the glorious rafts of Avalanche Lilies…
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Snow Bank
and frolicked in a shady patch of snow.
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Looking for Berries
Constance brought her Berry Basket, just in case, but the wild alpine strawberries were only at the flowering stage.
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Probably Polemonium pulcherrimim var pulcherrimim
While Min examined the Showy Jacob’s Ladder.
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Olympic Mountains
Behind Min and Constance are the towering Olympic Mountains, but they are gazing North toward Vancouver Island, and home.
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Quimper Hittys 
What a terrific end to your trip abroad! I think there must have been baskets of berries waiting for Constance at home!
We enjoyed the side trip a lot!
how romantic to end the adventure with a stay at the site of your honeymoon!! Lovely photos of the wonderful scenery…The Country Hittys and I have so enjoyed this whole journey with you. Thank you!!
We hadn’t been back there for some reason, but it was a very nice interlude. I am glad you enjoyed the journey, we liked sharing it with you.
All the photos and information you and Constance posted for us readers were much appreciated. We all learn a lot from Constance on her travels, both home and abroad. The Bonsai Hittys can hardly wait for Constance’s next trip!
Thanks! We really enjoyed the trip and are glad we could share our experiences with you!
It looks like the Hittys had a wonderful trip. I hope their human did as well.
Oh yes. Lovely, Lovely, Lovely – especially the berries!