Here is some good news for all our visitors to the olympic Peninsula - and not to gorget the ca. 16,000 daily commuters - the Hood Canal Bridge reopened way early before scheduled construction deadline on 6/15. The promised $75,000 to the contractor for each day earlier opening made a miracle happen. The Hood Canal Bridge opened Wednesday night June 2nd at 10:19pm.
Everybody is more than happy that the Hood Canal Bridge is open. Sequim and the Peninsula are connected with rest of the world again! Sequim summer vacation for visitors, hikers and campers to the Olympic National Park can begin! You bet that the Sol Duc Hot Springs Resort appreciates that they can resume business, especially from the Seattle area, as normal.
It might be a little too late for the North Olympic Discovery Marathon from Sequim to Port Angeles this Sunday. There over 13,000 runners/walkers signed up by Tuesday this week, which is considerably less than 2008. The lower numbers are contributed by the organizers to the economic slowdown + the closure of the Hodd Canal Bridge. The marathon organizers still expect some 200 late sign ups from the Poulsbo area due to the early opening of the bridge.
The 26.2 Marathon Walk, Marathon and Relay Teams all start at Sequim's Carrie Blake Park Sunday morning, just a 2-min. walk from our house. Walks start at 7am and Marathon at 9am. All events end at City Pier in PA. Let's hope that the weather will cooperate. Forecasts predict that our 3-week Sequim summer weather spell is supposed to come to an end tomorrow. I kind of got used to the Hawaiian weather in Sequim!
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p.s.
For those who consider moving to Sequim, visit our post 'Sequim Homes for Rent' with information on Sequim house rentals and leases.
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