Steve wrote:

>> We've gone to the Olympic Peninsula almost every year we've lived in
>> Seattle, usually in July when the hiking is good. This year there was
>> still plenty of snow at the higher elevations, but a good time was still
>> had by both. We stayed at the Red Lion Inn in Port Angeles (PA), which
>> is a stone's throw away from the waterfront and downtown.
>
> I've stayed at that Red Lion.
>
> As I recall, there was a humungous rumbling noise from one of
> the large ferries nearby warming up its engines from about 4:00 a.m.
> onward.

Reminds me of my first time in San Diego. I'd been working on a ship for the
past four years, so as I was dozing in my room and I heard rumbling and felt
vibration, I thought to myself, "Oh, we've started the main engines."

Then I realized that I wasn't on a ship, and what I was hearing and feeling
was my first earthquake!

Bob