Among the most popular: the delicate, mild-flavored Quilcene from Hood Canal in Puget Sound and the mighty Olympic Miyagi from Case Inlet, a briny 4-inch beast with a cucumberish finish.

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In the evenings on each trip they would go to the beach with four or five other couples for bonfires, Hood Canal-style games and a tradition they called the sing-down, where each team is given a word and has to come up with songs that feature it.

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