Adventure to Port Ludlow

This past week I had the opportunity to visit Port Ludlow out on the Olympic Peninsula with a friend.  I have never been there before and the weather was on our side.  It was a beautiful day! We caught the Edmonds ferry bright and early at 7 am to Kingston and drove over to our friend's dad's house. He lives right on the coast in a quiet and picturesque neighborhood.  It was peaceful and relaxing. The best part of living there is that he is able to seed his own clams and geoducks for eating.  The tide goes in and out and when the water is high he is also able to take his kayaks or boats out on the ocean.

Low tide

We had a wonderful time eating, talking, and experiencing nature to its fullest.  The very first thing we did upon arriving was put on some tall boots and grab some clams for an early morning grilling session.  We also tried to dig out a geoduck, but the tide came up much faster than we expected and the lucky guy survived another day.  We enjoyed those clams though.  They were delicious with some homemade dipping sauce consisting of wasabi, ketchup, and horseradish.

Yum yum

So fresh!

After resting a bit we did some visiting of neighbors and then came back to the house for some fresh fresh dungeness crab and corn on the cob off the grill.  I have never had crab so fresh.  The meat was sweet and succulent and again a homemade sauce was provided made of sweet thai chili sauce, lime, and cilantro.  Can I say YUM!

Huge, sweet, delicious Dungeness crab

Kayaking was the next adventure and the tide had come up from the morning so it was perfect timing.  In our one man kayaks we paddled along the coast trying not to tip.  We were lucky to even see a seal surface close to our boats.  It was a peaceful, quiet day on the water, so very relaxing.

Kayaking time!

What do you think we did next? Yes, we cooked some more.  This time it was my friend and my turn  to cook.  We had brought over some fresh manila clams and scallops as well as udon noodles and made seafood udon soup from scratch.  It was fresh as can be and oh my were we stuffed when we were done eating.

Manila clams

Homemade udon soup

Port Ludlow is a wonderful place to visit for a quiet and relaxing time away from the city.  It has an abundance of seafood, open ocean, and good clean air.  I love it there and highly recommend taking a visit if you come to Seattle.  It is only a short ferry ride away to an oasis of peace!