Fourth of July in Quilcene

Chris invited me to his family's Fourth of July gathering in Quilcene. It was a scenic and fun road trip to the peninsula, and even more fun spending time with Chris and his family.

I made the rookie mistake of agreeing to wade into the mud to grab satchels of oysters left by the crazy Quilcene oyster people. I thought it'd be a fun, exciting, new thing to do.

In the end, I did have fun, but not before seriously panicking about falling flat on my face in front of Chris's entire family. I smiled big only after wiggling out of my sticky mud situation and back onto firm ground.

It was a invigorating, fun summer getaway, and I can't wait for next year!

For more gorgeous pics from Quilcene, check out my Picasa web album: http://picasaweb.google.com/lizfong/fourthOfJulyInQuilcene