Seattle/Portland

Night of Monday july 26th-Wednesday july 28th

Monday night we finished up our drive to Seattle and got some tbell at the first one we could find. After tbell we found a walmart and did some grocery shopping. We mostly got more soup and vegetables to cook on the engine or over fires. After walmart we went over to starbucks nearby and stole internet for a while. I posted my pictures and most recent blogs, checked up on facebook, and read some world news. Nothing has happened it seems. After we finished up with the internet we headed back over to walmart and found a parking spot for the night. It wasn’t a great night of sleep but it wasn’t as bad as the first time we slept in the car.

We woke up the next morning and went to find our hotel, assuming we wouldn’t be able to check in for a while but we could at least explore the area. We arrived at our hotel around 9:30 and were actually able to check in right away. We checked in, ate breakfast, showered up and got ready to go out for the day. We filled up a bag with some snacks, water, our flasks, and long sleeve shirts. Then we rode the train to downtown Seattle. We explored some of the bigger attractions (pikes market, the space needle, and the only place in seattle with beach access.) Then we rode around to some parks and got subway. We filled our subway cups with the liquid courage from our flasks and walked around taking note of all happy hour deals. We found a good hang pier to hang out on and stayed there for a little while. Once our cups were finished we walked around to the happy hours we had noted earlier. The first one, also the first happy hour I had ever been to, was on a boat. I enjoyed a nice cold budlight there as the ship rocked back and forth trying its best to make me seasick. This was one battle I would win however. After getting off the boat seasick-free, we biked up to another happy hour in an Indian restaurant. The rest of the night went much the same way. Biking around, finding bars, getting one drink, leaving to go somewhere else.

At the end of the night, and by that I mean around 9 oclock, we headed back for the train station and boarded. I wasn’t sure hans had made it on the train so I texted him to check. He made it. We rode through the 39 stops before ours then got off the train and biked back to the hotel. We thought about going to another bar in this area but the time was getting short since it was a Tuesday night. We went to bed.

The next morning we woke up the latest we have on the trip. Probably because of sleeping in the car the night before and drinking the day away. But it was a good night of sleep none-the-less. We showered up again and packed up our stuff. We were too late for breakfast. Dang it. We left for Portland. We arrived around 2 and found parking near downtown then got onto our bikes to explore the city. After a little work we found a visitors center with maps and realized that Portland doesn’t have too many attractions. We biked around and found some cool parks, shops, and cultural areas. Portland seems to be a city with more culture/history/art type of things than attractions. Still it was a cool place to bike literally all the way around. Oh and yes, I fell off my bike for the first time or I guess I should say my bike fell without me. Those train tracks in the middle of the road should come with warnings. My tire got caught in the track and went down. I stayed on my feet in an impressive display of agility and awesomeness. Must be all the training.

Now we are back on the road headed to Sacramento. We’re not sure if we will just drive through the night there then find camp or drive about half way and camp or what. We’re 21 and 2200 miles from home and we’ll do whatever THE HELL WE WANT!! Just kidding. But really we will just see how we feel and do that. The next week should be pretty exciting. As with the whole trip. But the two big stops (LA and Vegas) are coming up at the end of this week and moving into next week. But truth be told, im not looking past any day of the trip. Every day brings something new and exciting for me to experience.