Seattle is a lovely city but at the end of the day that’s all it is. To appreciate the area you have to go out to the surrounding area, and boy there you are spoiled for choice and one can begin to really appreciate the area . I have decided to try and blog our day trips as it might be helpful for others planning their day trips.
We decided to go to Port Townsend on Saturday (thanks ABY great suggestion) which was our wedding anniversary, we have been west, south, north and east but never in the Quimper peninsula http://www.ptguide.com/recreation/index.html. The weather at least wasn’t going to rain but it was cold! We took the ferry from Seattle over to Bainbridge Island (30 mins) and then drove up which is about 1 hour.
Side mention - cost is about $22 for 2 & a car and about $14 back which always surprises me that it is cheaper going back. For those just going to Seattle a trip to Bainbridge just as a foot passenger is worth it just to see the skyline if you like that (think Staten ferry) but as an island Bainbridge Island reminds me of Millport or Rothesay (Scottish Islands), nothing special and there is not a road which goes around the whole island giving you a view.
 

We wondered around the small ‘historical Victorian seaport’ village which was refreshing as there seemed to be no chain stores and all independent which was lovely. We had coffee in Tyler Street coffee house which is worth a mention for all the homemade baking they do, all was delicious calorie putting on food.  We walked around there admiring the nice old homes, stopping by the farmers market. We decided  time wise not to do the 90 minute walking tour around the historic buildings.

Then we drove up to Fort Worden State Park (only 2 miles large) a small 19^th Century military fort on the bluff with a lighthouse. Which of all beaches we’ve been to here, it most resembles the UK coasts but maybe the blustery weather had something to do with it!! (it had a lovely area for RV’s there) We had a lovely walk around there and on the beach.

Then we drove to fairwind winery (a mile up the road) http://www.fairwindswinery.com/ for wine tasting $5 a couple for 7 wines which was worth it just for some nice wine :D Don’t expect a winery like CA, it’s a home with a small building for wine tasting, there is no tour, (nothing to see) we took home a bottle of their port. The owner gave us good pointers and educated us (we did ask ).

We then went down and sat at the small marina watching all the yachts coming in.

Then with UK attitude, blustery cold weather (unbelievable for June!) didn’t stop us from sitting out frozen having a barbecue at the bluff (I spent an hour packing up the car with the stuff we were having it even if it turned to a gale!!) and having a good time partly at the people driving by staring at us as if we were mad.

I wouldn’t recommend the natural history exhibit & marine science center, it's $5 each and both are small. If you look at it as a donation and don’t expect much (the marine is better consists of about 5 tanks and 3 pools) you get the drift. But as entrance to the park is free and everything else was then it wasn’t much.

It was one of those lazy meandering days, nothing planned to do when we got there but it all worked out.