Port Plaza — Attraction in Olympia

I drove up here for Harbour days. There was quite a few educational booths informing you of the technique and history of steapships, tugboats and more here. They had a sailing vessel you could reserve two hour rides on and even help with rigging the sais possibly.

There was a one hundred year old, restored ship you could tour as well. One was free, the other was a $5 donation fee. The lookout tower is a great idea. You can see quite a ways to the north sound as well as to the Capital building to your south. There is a great boardwalk with restaurant s and shops connecting this port park and the one to the south. It's a leisurely five minute stroll from one to the other with rotating statuary artwork on display. There is no fee to enter the port and the farmers market is right there as well. The parking lot was free but packed. Parking a couple blocks away was easy though and street parking on...

Attended my first ever Pride at Port Plaza. It was amazing, there was so much love and acceptance in the air. I seemed to be at that awkward age however where I couldn't hang with the adults because I'm still a kid, but I couldn't hang with the kids because I'm an adult. I did end up making some friends my age however (18-21) and even saw a few people from my little rural highschool who finally accepted who they are because they were out of that homophobic environment. It was also very accepting of mental disorders, and while it wasn't very Autism Friendly, it was a beautiful area. It even rained a little, which added to the beauty for...

There was a couple of homeless men up top the tower last weekend. My daughter wanted to “go up top” and check out the views of the water, but unfortunately I was concerned about her safety! This is becoming more common these days, and quite sad if we were to be on a “vacation,” and it were her ONLY CHANCE TO VISIT THIS LOVELY LITTLE LANDMARK!!!

Let’s try to monitor this little spot a bit more, especially since there are more and more cases of missing children (little girls especially) and parents finding their kids across the ocean, caught up in human trafficking and...