Mark,
I love the Penninsula, glad you had a chance to see it.
I have quick story that may sound familiar:
We were driving Rt 101 up to Port Angelese and were told to watch our speed because the cops are vigilant along that stretch. So we did. At some point in the middle of nowhere we pulled into one of those little coffee stands (ya' know? just one person and an expresso machine, "blue cars $.25 off today", they don't have those in the rest of the country).
And on the front of the booth was a sign saying that if you presented them with a speeding ticket with the current date, you got a free cup of coffee!!
--Still kicking myself for not having the camera.