Seattle Trip Summer 2010 Itinerary

This is the itinerary I used for my July 2009 trip to Seattle.  Abbreviations as per the original itinerary for historical reasons.  See the links for the trip reports posted to see how the itinerary compared to the actual day.  I do not recommend trying to use the timings listed as these were 2010 timings.  NOW in brackets is present day notes.  A = Arrival, Numbers are bus numbers

Books/Booklets Needed:

Metro Transit (MT): 1, 4, 5, 7, 15, 16, 18, 19,

  24, 26, 28, 30, 33, 39, 49, 55, 56, 71, 73, 75,

  99, 128, 140, 174, 175, 180, 355, 358

Sound Transit (ST); Pierce Transit (PT)

Jefferson Transit (JT); Clallum Transi (ClT)

Kitsap Transit (KT): 90; Olympia Transit (OT)

Everett Transit (ET); Community Transit (CT)

Island Transit (IT)

Washington State Ferry (WF)

Thomas Guide: Snohomish, King, Pierce (SKP)

Thomas Guide: Pacific Northwest (NW)

Not for Tourists Guide to Seattle (NFT)

BB=Blockbuster, HV=Hollywood Video,

 BN=Barnes & Noble, PX=Pawn X-Change

A=Arrive

Always Pack: 7+  memory cards, 2+ battery sets, VISA, US$, cameras, ORCA card, keycard

Mon July 26 Arrival

HANDY: ClT, JT, IT, ET, ST, SKP

A Coho around 5:40

Coho 6:10

A Port Angeles just before 8

30 Port Angeles TC 8:00

A Sequim just before 8:35

McDonald’s, Rite Aid, Walgreens,Seal,Staples?

8 Sequim TC 9:43

A Water & Adams/Pt Townsend 10:34

William James, Quimper, Imprint, Vasu

Ferry 1301 Water St 11:15

A Keystone ferry terminal 11:50 then 6 12:00

A Coupeville Park & Ride 12:18 then 1 12:27

A Clinton Ferry Terminal 1:20

Hightower A-V, Movies Tonight?

Ferry 2:00

A Mukilteo ferry terminal 2:20

Time permitting (unlikely) Movie Bank USA

18 Mukilteo ferry terminal 2:35

A Whitmore & Hewitt/Everett 2:53/Ev St 3:05

Everett Comics

701 Everett Station/Smith Ave & 33 3:30

A Everett Mall 3:40

27 same 4:15/29 same 4:20

A South Everett Freeway Station 4:27

510 same 4:31

A 5^th & Pine 5:12

Hostel, International Fountain, Hostel

Or  702 Everett Mall 4:25

A Everett Station Bay D4 4:41

532 same C2 4:45

A I-405 & Hwy 527 Flyer 5:17

BB, HV Bothell

532 A I-405 & Hwy 527 Flyer 5:47

A Bellevue TC Bay 8 6:08

550 same Bay 9 6:18

A Westlake Transit Tunnel 6:53

Hostel, International Fountain, Hostel

[NOW: I never made it to the Whidbey Island video stores. I’ve since learned that Movie Bank USA is a kiosk and not a store per se.]

Tues July 27 Seatac/Burien/Tukwilla/Renton /Des Moines/Kent

PACK: ST, SKP; MT:Cen,5,99,140, 174-5, 180

19 2^nd Ave & Bell St 8:37

A 2^nd Ave & Seneca St 8:42

MT Central light rail University Tunnel C 8:49

A ST Light Rail & SeaTac Airport Stn 9:25

Borders if possible

560 SeaTac Airport AcRd/Terminal 9:46/10:16

A Burien TC Bay 4 9:56/10:26 or

180 Intenational Blvd & S 180^th St 10:01

A Burien TC Bay 4 10:15

CD, Cuaulta, Burien, Rodriguez, Platinum,

 PX, Pg 2, BB

140 S 156^th St & 1^st Ave S 11:35

A Andover Pk W & Baker Blvd 11:55

BN, Borders, FYE, ½ Price

140 Andover Park W & Strander Blvd 1:55

A Tukwilla LLR/Tuk Intnl Blvd Sta 2:05

175 same 2:13

A Pacific Hwy S & Kent Des Moines Rd 2:30

PX Des Moines; BB, Book World Kent

174 Pacific Hwy S & Kent Des Moines Rd 3:04

A International Blvd & S 195^th St 3:11

Angle Lake Park; Bow Lake time permitting

174 International Blvd & S 195^th St 3:54

A International Blvd & Bay 2 3:58

MT Central ST Light Rail/Airport Stn 4:12

A University Tunnel Bay A 4:47

5 3^rd Ave & Union 4:57

A Aurora Ave & Denny Way 5:03 or (save $)

99 S Jackson & 5^th Ave S 4:49

A Alaskan Way & Clay St

International Fountain, Hostel

[NOW: CD Connection is gone. Cualta is a Spanish store, not just videos as I originally believed.  I think Rodriguez is gone and Pawn X-Change is now a Cash America. Burien’s and Des Moines’ Blockbuster are now gone.   Book World is gone. Borders is now defunct. Bow Lake is not easily accessible if at all.]

Wed July 28 Arlington/Marysville/ Lynnwood/Greenwood

PACK:ST,CT,SKP,NFT;MT:4,48, 116/8, 355/8

358 3rd Ave & Bell St 8:23

A 3^rd & Pike 8:26

511 4^th Ave & Union St 8:35

A Ash Way P&R Bay 1 9:14

202 same Bay 2 9:21 (202=201)

A Smokey Point Blvd & 168^th St NE 10:18

Readers, Hollywood Arlington

201 Smokey Point Blvd & 169^th St NE 10:58

A State Ave & 76^th St NE Marysville 11:17

HV, Wit’s End, PX

202 State Ave & Grove 12:03

A Alderwood Mall Pkwy & 184^th St SW 12:51

Borders, FYE, BN (can take 118 here or 48^th

  Ave W and 196^th St SW)

If early, walk/partly 120 to Brier via Poplar,

 Mountlake Terrace via Larch/212^th, BB, back

  to 196^th (112 if possible)

Half Price Books, Jerry’s?, Reread, Pawn X,

 BB, Edmonds

116 196^th St SW & 76^th Ave W 3:51

A Edmonds Community College Bay 2 3:54

118 same Bay 3 4:01

A N 200^th St & Aurora Ave N Shoreline 4:19

Walk/358 Super Pawn, Ronna’s, PX, Aurora

  Video; Seattle: BB, Kmart, Aurora Loans,

  PX, Elephant

Walk/355/48 Balderdash, BB, Dreamstrands,

  Squirrel’s

Walk/5 Santoro’s, Island Video as time permits

Greenwood Parade

5 Greenwood Ave N & N 95^th St 8:02

A Wall St & 5^th Ave 8:23

International Fountain, Hostel

[NOW: Hollywood Video and Borders are defunct. Most if not all Pawn X-Changes are now Cash America, Jerrys Pawn doesn’t sell movies. The Blockbuster in Lynnwood by the Edmonds border is now gone as is the one in the north end of Seattle on Aurora. I think Ronna’s is gone And Aurora Video Korean only. Balderdash Books is gone though 50c Books is in its former location. Island Video is gone.]

Thur July 29 Olympia

PACK: ST, OT, NW

Walk/bus to 2^nd & Stewart; there:

590 or 594 just after 6:30

A Tacoma Dome Station 7:29, then 603 7:42

A Olympia TC 8:45

Capitol, Heritage Fn, Star Wars, Phantom City, De Colores, Fireside, Browsers, Danger Room,

Rainy Day, Last Word, (if ahead: walk/62/64/66 A 20, Video 1, PX)

48 Olympia TC 11:45

A Westfield Mall 11:58

Borders, BN, Lassley’s, BB? (47 for latter?)

48 Westfield Mall 1:28

A Olympia TC 1:40 then 13 1:45

A Capitol & W Lee 2:00

Tumwater Video, BB

13 Capitol & W Lee 2:32

A Olympia TC 2:53 (if :08/:38 stay on bus)

66 Olympia TC 3:15

A Lacey TC 3:35

Olympic, Lassley’s, Boomerang

603 Lacey TC 4:35 or 66 same 4:47 (A

  Olympic TC 5:10) then 603 5:35

A Tacoma Dome Station 5:40 or 6:35

594 6:01 or 6:31 or 7:01

A 4^th Ave S & S Jackson St 6:42/7:12/7:42

1 S Jackson St & 5^th Ave S 6:49/7:22/7:52

A Broad St & 2^nd Ave 7:03/7:35/8:05

International Fountain?, Hostel

[NOW: Fireside Books, Video 1, Tumwater Video, and Tumwater’s Blockbuster are gone. Borders and Hollywood Video again are defunct.]

Fri July 30 Issaquah/Columbia City

PACK:ST,SKP, NFT; MT: 7, 19, 33, 39, Towel

19 2^nd & Bell 8:37

A 2^nd Ave Ext S & S Jackson 8:46

550 International District Tunnel 9:02

(or get to Westlake tunnel a little after 8:53)

A Mercer Island P&R 9:11 then 554 9:54

A Issaquah Transit Center 10:10

Walk to Cougar Mountain Zoological Park

BN, Soundsations, Maple Leaf, Discover

554 E Sunset Way & 1^st Ave NE 1:24

A I-90 Exp Ramp & Rainer Av Fwy Stn 1:52

7 Rainier Ave S & I-90 2:05

A Rainier Ave S & S McClellan 2:11

PX

Walk/7 to HV, Bookworm, Pathfinder

Walk to Seward Park

39/33 Seward Park Ave S & S Orcas St 5:31

A Denny Wy & Broad St 6:16

International Fountain, Hostel

[NOW: Soundsations and I think Discover Books are gone. Most if not all Pawn X-Changes are now Cash America. Hollywood Video again is defunct.]

Sat July 31 Downtown/Alki

PACK: NFT; MT: 18, 55, 56, 128

Take pics of parade set-up

Smith Tower for pics of parade set-up

Various downtown locations inc Market

55 3^rd & Pike 12:00 daypass

A CA Ave SW & SW College St 12:26 or

A CA Ave SW & SW Handford St 12:23

BB, Arcane Leisure, Easy St, Rubato, Square 1,

  Safeway

128 Alaska Junction Bay 6 1:34

A CA Ave SW & SW Lander St 1:42

56 SW Admiral Way & CA Ave 1:54

A Alki Ave SW & 61^st Ave SW 1:59

Alki Beach/Liberty/Birthplace

56/18 Alki Ave SW & 61^st Ave SW 3:17

A 1^st & University St 3:44

International Fountain

Early dinner (4:45ish)

Downtown c7:00; find parade seat

Hostel

[NOW: Metro Transit no longer offers daypasses even on weekends. West Seattle’s Blockbuster, West Seattle’s Arcane Comics, Rubato Records, Square 1 books are gone. West Seattle’s Safeway (the one mentioned above) no longer has a pop machine with a mystery button.]

Sun Aug 1 Discovery Park/Ballard/Alki

PACK: NFT; MT: 15, 33, 56

Visit parade aftermath

33 4^th & Pike 9:51 daypass

A W Government Way & 36^th 10:11

Discovery Park

11:30 Walk to fish ladder/locks

12:00 Walk Ballard Books?, Seafoodfest, Sonic

  Boom, Moviecycle, Arcane, BB

15 15^th Ave NW & NW 58^th St 1:55

A 1^st Ave & Bay St 2:13, then 56 2:28

A Alki Ave SW & 61^st Ave SW 3:03

Alki Beach/Liberty/Birthplace

56/15 Alki Ave SW & 61^st Ave SW 4:20

A 1^st Ave  & Broad St 4:51

International Fountain, Hostel

[NOW: Again, Metro Transit no longer offers daypasses even on weekends. Seafoodfest is no longer run during Seafair (though it still runs). Moviecycle and Ballard’s Blockbuster are now gone.]

Mon Aug 2 Tacoma/Lakewood/Gig Harbor

PACK: SKP, ST, PT; MT 1, 4, 24

594 Lenora St & 4^th Ave 8:22

A Commerce St Transfer Area Zone J 9:29

Explore downtown Tacoma then

1 Commerce St Transfer Area Zone H 9:42

A Pacific Ave S & S 131^st St 10:16

Topkick, Pawnbrokers NW, AAA, Ponders, Old

  Sarge, Disc Jockey, E-Z, PX, All, Sam

1 Pacific Ave & 84^th St 11:34

A Pacific Ave & 72^nd 11:37

202  S 72^nd & Pacific Ave 11:51

A S 74^th & S Tacoma Way 12:00

Tac: PX; Lakew: Rincon, Affordable, Golden,

  Smart, Sm, Pal Do, Gawison, Sharon

3 S Tacoma Way & 88 St S 1:09

A Tacoma Mall TC Zone F 1:25

FYE, Half Price, Borders

53 Tacoma Mall TC Zone L 2:16

A Commerce St Transfer Area Zone F 2:41

Stadium, King’s, Visitor’s, U Book, Buzzard’s,

 Glass Bridge

Streetcar to Tacoma Dome

Tacoma Dome, Tacoma Book Center

594 Tacoma Dome Station Zone 4:25

A Kimball Drive P&R Bay 3 Gig Harbor 4:50

Dightman’s, Borders

100 Pt Fosdick Dr NW & 45^th St Ct NW 5:15

A TCC Transit Ctr Zone I Tacoma 5:38

1 same Zone H 5:45

A Commerce St Transit Area Zone H 6:13

594 same 6:20

A 4^th Ave & Union 7:19

Walk/24/1/4 International Fountain or just:

Hostel

[NOW: Pawnbrokers Northwest, AAA, Ponders, Old Sarge, Disc Jockey, E-Z Pawn, Rincon, Golden, Smart, Sm, Pal Do, Gawison, Stadium Video, Buzzard’s are now gone (Buzzard’s merged with Stadium prior to going under). Most if not all Pawn X-Changes are now Cash America. I think Sm and Sharon Books still exist but Korean only. Dightman’s is a religious book store. Borders is now defunct.]

Tues Aug 3 U District/Magnuson/Capitol Hill

PACK: NFT; MT: 26, 30, 49, 71, 73, 75, Towel

26 3rd & Bell 8:33

A 3^rd & Union 8:37

71 U St tunnel Bay A 8:52

A NE Campus Pkwy & Brooklyn Bay 1 9:05

Drumheller, HUB, BN, BB, U Bks, Bulldog,

  Magus, Wall, Book Kennel, Twice Sold, Half,

  Cinema, Scarecrow, Neptune, Zanadu, Al’s,

  Dreaming, Pink Gorilla?

30 NE 50^th St & University Wy NE 12:25 or 73

  University Wy NE & NE 50^th St 12:39

A Sand Point Wy NE & NE 65^th St 12:38 or

  50^th Ave NE & NE 68^th St 12:54

Sound Garden, Warren G. Magnusson Park

75 Sand Point Way NE & NE 65^th St 3:07

A NE Campus Pkwy & U Way NE 3:26

49 NE Campus Pkwy/12^th Ave NE Bay 12 3:37

A Broadway E & E Republican 3:54

Broadway Video, Gruv, B News?, Pop, Jimi,

 Elliot Bay, Everyday, Twice, Half

30 U Way NE & NE 47^th St 5:39

A Denny Way & Broad St 6:06

International Fountain, Hostel

[NOW: The Husky Union Building is being reonovated. University Village’s Barnes & Noble, the Blockbuster across from University Village, Book Kennel, University District’s Twice Sold Tales, Gruv, Broadway News are now gone. University District’s Zanadu Comics is now a Comic Stop. Broadway Video was actually Broadweay Market Video at the time but has since moved to Broadway and adopted the former name. Everyday Music has moved across the street from its location at the time.]

Wed Aug 4 Federal Way/Puyallup/Auburn

PACK: SKP, ST, PT; MT: 24, 180

578 2^nd Ave & Lenora 8:24/8:54 or

A Federal Way TC Bay 8 9:08/9:38

Walmart, Movies?, BN, BB, Sharon?, Borders,

  Action, Al’s, Top Cash, PX, HV, Spy,

  Walmart, Clean

402 16^th Ave S & S 344^th St 11:55 (11:49 if TC)
A Meridian & Queens Milton 12:06 Milton

Walk south then Beehive in Edgewood

402 Meridian & 24^th St E 12:39

A Meridian St & 120^th St E 1:18

PX, BB, Budget, Borders, Walmart?, FYE

402 Meridian & 39^th Ave SE 2:47

A Stewart Ave & N Meridian 3:01

Comic Evolution, Kmart

409 Puyallup Sounder Station Bay 2 3:36

A Sumner Sounder Station 3:47

Good Book

578 Sumner Sounder Station 4:23 Or

Sounder Sumner Station 4:42

A Auburn Train St Bay 3 4:41/Auburn Stn 4:50

Comstock, HV, Pawn

532 Auburn Train Station Bay 3 5:23

A Olive Way & 6^th Ave 6:24 Or

Sounder Auburn Station 5:25

Note: 180 to Auburn/Kent Stations

A King St Station 5:58

24 4^th Ave S & S Jackson St 6:15

A Denny Way & Broad St 6:29

International Fountain, Hostel

[NOW: Movies & More, Federal Way’s and Puyallup’s Blockbuster, Top Cash, Puyallup’s fye, Comic Evolution are gone. Most if not all Pawn X-Changes are now Cash America. Borders and Hollywood Video again are defunct. Spay Comics is now Fantasium. ]

Thur Aug 5 Fremont/Zoo/Gas Works

PACK: NFT; MT: 5, 16, 26, 28

16 3^rd Ave & Bell St 8:42

A Woodland Ave NE & NE 71^st St 9:06

(if very early 28 Blanchard St & 4^th Ave to N

  36^th Dayton Ave N or 5 3rd Ave & Bell St to

  Fremont Ave N & N 39^th St, then statues)

Walk around Green Lake

Visit zoo? (use coupon)

Walk/5 to Fremont for lunch

Video Isle, Jive, Ophelia`s, Fremont Book,

  Center, Lenin, Rocket, Dinosaurs, Rain C,

  Rapunzel, Waiting, JP, Troll

26/Walk Fremont Ave N/N 34^th St: Gas Wks

26 N 35^th & Wallingford Ave N

A Dexter Ave & Denny Way

International Fountain, Downtown, Fn, Hostel

[NOW: Fremont Book Company and the Rain City Video in the Fremont core are now gone.]

Fri Aug 6 Home

HANDY: 16, WA, KT 90, JT, ClT

16 5:14 3rd Ave & Bell St 5:14 or 5:49

A Alaskan Way & Madison St 5:24 or 5:59

Ferry 5:30 or 6:10

A Bainbridge Island 6:05 or 6:45

90 same 6:15 or 6:57

A Poulsbo TC 6:35 or 7:20 then 7 7:35

A SR-20 & 4-Corners 8:27 then 8 8:45

A Sequim TC 9:21 then 30 9:43

A Pt Angeles TC 10:20

Port News & Books, E-Z Pawn, Odyssey;

  Angeles Pawn, China 1^st; BB

Victoria Express 12:15 or Coho 12:45

A Victoria around 2:30

[NOW: Port Angeles’ Blockbuster is now gone.]

As time permits

·   Silver Platters, KCTS 9 Store

·  Easy St, Twice Sold, Underdawg, Blockbuster, Abraxus, Olympic, Kerry

·  Hing Pay Park, Uwajimaya, Pink Godzilla

·  Ride South Lake Union’s streetcar

[NOW: KCTS 9 Store is now online only.

 Queen Anne’s Twice Sold Tales is now Mercer Street Books. Queen Anne’s Blockbuster and Abraxus Books are gone.]

Two Less Direct Transit Routes from Victoria to Seattle

I’ve already covered Victoria to Seattle via Port Angeles and Port Townsend here: http://saneinsanities.blogspot.com/2011/07/cheap-and-high-adventure-way-to-get.html, but there are two other routes that also work.  Note that with the Anacortes route at certain times of the year you may not be able to return that way (hence my only listing the way there below).

I haven’t actually tried either of these in theory they should work.  These are both for if you not only want to save money but also take a particularly scenic route.  Prices are as of 2012. 

ANACORTES ROUTE

From downtown Victoria (weekday)

1. 70 (Victoria Regional Transit) Government & Superior (Victoria) 10:12 to 5^th & Beacon (Sidney) 10:57 ($2.50 Canadian; other prices American; the 72 bus also works)
2. Washington State Ferry  (Sidney) 12:05 to Anacortes Ferry Terminal 3:00 ($18)
3. 410 (Skagit Transit) Anacortes Ferry Terminal 3:55 to March’s Point Park & Ride (Anacortes) 4:25 ($1)
4. 411W (Skagit or Island Transit) March’s Point Park & Ride (Anacortes) 4:30 to Skagit Station (Mount Vernon) 4:50 (transfer?)
5. 90X (Skagit Transit) Skagit Station (Mount Vernon) 5:25 to Everett Station (Everett) 6:10 ($2)
6. 510 (Sound Transit) Everett Station (Everett) 6:20 to 5^th Ave & Pine St (Seattle) 7:08

WEST OLYMPIC PENINSULA ROUTE

From downtown Victoria (weekday summer only; all prices $US)

1. Coho  ferry (Black Ball Transport) 6:10 to Black Ball Ferry Terminal (Port Angeles) circa 8:00 ($17)
2. 15 (Clallum Transit) Gateway Transit Center (Port Angeles) 9:30 to Forks Transit Center (Forks) 10:50 ($1.50)
3. Olympic Connector (Jefferson Transit) Forks Transit Center (Forks) 11:05 to Amanda Park 12:32 (50c)
4. 60 (Gray’s Harbor Transit) Amanda Park 12:55 to Hoquiam Station (Hoquiam) 1:45 (50c?)
5. 40 Hoquiam Station 7^th & J (Hoquiam) 2:50 to Olympia Greyhound 5:00 ($2 with transfer?) NOTE: The 2:10 terminates at McCleary Station so don’t get on that one
6. 603 (Intercity Transit) Capitol Way and 5^th (bus leaves Olympia Transit Center at 5:05) to Tacoma Dome Station Zone E (Tacoma) 6:15  ($2.50)
7. 594 (Sound Transit) Tacoma Dome Station Zone B (Sound Transit) 6:31 to 4^th Ave & Union St (Seattle) 7:19 ($3.50)

Note: if you miss the 5:05 connection at Olympia, do the following (same prices):

1. 603 (Intercity Transit) Olympia Transit Center & Washington (Olympia) to Pacific Hwy SW & Lakewood Station (Lakewood) 6:17
2. 594 (Sound Transit) Lakewood Station Bay B (Lakewood) 6:28 to 4^th Ave & Union (Seattle) 7:49

Ranking 2012’s Superhero Movies Worst to Best

Want to sample all of this year’s superhero output in order of worst to best so that with each film the entertainment value gets better and better? Well, I can’t guarantee you’ll react to these exactly as I did, but if you watch them in this order, you can’t go too far wrong.

1. Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance: After Batman and Robin this is probably the worst superhero movie based on a comic book character (yes, it’s arguably worse the 1966’s Batman: the Movie). The flaming skull is nice but no one seems to be trying too hard in the acting department except for Nicolas Cage, who overacts worse than he’s done in any previous movie I’ve seen him in.  The plot is also not terribly interesting. The trailer is excellent, however.
2. The Dark Knight Rises: the final film in Christopher Nolan’s Batman/Dark Knight Trilogy is also the weakest entry in the series. One decision made early on really makes the character and his world less interesting, and Bane simply doesn’t do it for me as the main villain. That said, it’s way better than Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance. The acting is excellent, there are some nice character arks, and the action tends to distract you from the plot holes.
3. The Avengers:  Characters from Iron Man, The Incredible Hulk, Iron Man 2, Thor, and Captain America: The First Avenger converge in one movie. With that many characters, some of the character depth is diluted and the actions aren’t terribly interesting. However, there’s lots of action and lots of humour, much of it from Bruce Banner/Hulk. And of course there’s the thrill of seeing characters from different movies brought together.
4. The Amazing Spider-Man: I probably had the lowest expectations of all four going in and it proved to be my favourite, and way better than the previous Spider-Man franchise. Maybe a few too many nods to the previous films, but this film packed action, humour (including Peter Parker’s wisecracking, largely absent from previous movies), and strong character, with the hero’s journey paralleling the villain’s (the Lizard). And teens who act believably as teens.

Mishaps with My Current Camera Type

In some cases a camera suffered more than one mishap

1. Camera #1: Started getting blurry photos and then stopped working due to showers east of Toronto
2. Camera #2: Tripped over a hole caused by a stolen manhole camera, thus wrecking that camera
3. Camera #1: Having recovered from the rainstorm above, fell onto carpet in a comic shop in Duncan; now only takes blurry photos
4. Camera #3: I asked if a water ride at Wild Waves Water Park in Federal Way was camera safe and was told it was.  It went under a chlorinated waterfall and stopped working the next morning
5. Camera #4: Due to time on the beach, continued to work, but suffered a nasty scratch somewhere
6. Camera #5:Pprobably another beach casualty, coupled with temperate extremes riding the Coho ferry to Port Angeles (en route to Seattle); quit on me as I was arriving at Port Angeles
7. Camera #4: Quit on me as I was arriving at Elk Lake (probably a d3elayed effect of the beach, plus arriving at a day when the weather abruptly turned worse; resumed working the next day
8. Camera #4: Quit on me on a bus ride downtown, probably due to the above; worked again before the end of the bus trip.
9. Camera #4: As above again; this time quit on me shortly after visiting a garage sale on Saltspring Island; gradually worked its way back to taking photos, but still has that scratch from above and zoom now very limited

Pacific Northwest Trip Summer 2011 Day 12 Friday August 5

LAST UPDATED: October 26, 2025

This is the twelfth of a series of posts dealing my eighth trip to Seattle as an adult. I’ve made minor corrections to these reports. Also, I’ve added additional thoughts with the hindsight of two years later or to add further clarification. 

Got up early enough that I could have taken the first ferry to Bainbridge but that always results in a long stopover, so instead I casually walked to the ferry terminal, taking early morning pics along the way, including of Pike Place Market and Hammering Man (a statue with an arm with hammer that goes up and down).  I ate breakfast at the McDonald's at the ferry terminal and then took the ferry to Bainbridge.  It was a bit misty, so poetically Seattle gradually faded out.

 

[NOW: I left from City Hostel Seattle. Google says it's temporarily closed but given that it's been closed since 2020, it's likely permanent. That McDonald's is now closed. The ferry terminal was Seattle Ferry Terminal and the ferry was a Washington State Ferries ferry.]

At Bainbridge I got on the 90 bus to Poulsbo.  I overheard a couple Maryland teachers doing the same route as me so I helped them out off and on for the rest of the trip.  At Poulsbo. I transferred to the 7 bus.  While waiting to leave the driver pointed out an eagle on the ground with something in its mouth; not sure what, but if it's not too unnerving will post pics later. I took this bus to the 4 Corners stop, a little outside of Port Townsend (which there was no time to visit), and got a pop from the store at 4 Corners.  While waiting for the next bus, the second of two zippers in the main section of my large bag broke, causing an increasing problem for the rest of the trip.

[NOW: Also helped out a couple of travellers heading to Victoria. The 90 bus is Kitsap Transit.  The 7 bus was Jefferson Transit. At the time the Poulsbo stop was Poulsbo Transfer Center; the new location is North Viking Transit Center. The 4 Corners stop is now is now at a Park & Ride]

The 8 bus to Sequim arrived and in Sequim transferred to the 30 bus to Port Angeles.  There, I visited Port News and Books, E-Z Pawn, Bay Variety, and Odyssey Books.  Took various statue pics; one street has a bunch of abstract sculptures resembling decapitated people. Ate lunch at the Dairy Queen, including a peanut butter sundae.  Did a final bit of exploring, including seeing the Rocktopus statue (made of rocks of course). Didn't want too far because even wheeling the large bag it was pretty heavy
 

[NOW: The 8 bus is Jefferson Transit, so I used a day pass I got from the 7 bus. The 30 bus is Clallam Transit. The Dairy Queen is right at Gateway Transit Center. Bay Variety and that Dairy Queen are now closed.]

Took the ferry from Port Angeles.  At Customs, they wanted to check my bags.  Since most of my stuff was in bags with receipts corresponding more or less to what was in each bag, that went reasonably smoothly, at least given that I was screened out in the first place.  Heading out, some stuff fell out of my bag but I was watching my bag now that it was split way open and couldn't be closed (this started to happen in earnest on the ferry); used my coat to protect the stuff as I put the stuff back in.  Met up with a friend at the waterfront and then returned home.  More stuff fell out at one point even leaning forward, but again, I was expecting this (I actually thought it would happen more frequently, actually) and I'm pretty sure that anything that I hadn't lost before today made it home.  Rest of the day wasn't really trip related, thought I did look through a book I bought on the trip a fair bit.

[NOW: The ferry from Port Angeles was Black Ball Transport’s Coho ferry, as the Victoria Express ferry service no longer runs.]

Pacific Northwest Trip Summer 2011 Day 11 Thursday August 4

LAST UPDATED: October 26, 2025

This is the eleventh of a series of posts dealing my eighth trip to Seattle as an adult. I’ve made minor corrections to these reports. Also, I’ve added additional thoughts with the hindsight of two years later or to add further clarification. 

Got woken up by a woman in the room because I was snoring.  She was apologetic about doing so but that didn't stop her from waking me.  Had trouble getting back to sleep so went to the computers and became intrigued about returning home via the 8:25 am Anacortes ferry, which would get me home sooner.  A bus from March's Point connects on time, but the only bus I found *to* there arrives only 5 min earlier, which is a bit close. There's also a Seattle-Anacortes shuttle, but the first one arrives in Anacortes 15 min after the ferry takes off.  I e-mailed Skagit Transit (which handles the transit in that area) for advice.  If they have an answer I like, I'll do it.  Otherwise, usual route home.  Returned to my room answered a couple hours searching and had trouble getting back to sleep because someone else was snoring.  She didn't wake him up.
 

[NOW: The above was written in the morning; the rest I wrote in the evening. Unfortunately the Anacortes route didn’t prove practical this time around and the Washington States Ferries terminal in Sidney BC has been closed since 2020. The hostel was City Hostel Seattle. Google says it's temporarily closed but given that it's been closed since 2020, it's likely permanent.]

I walked to Pike Place Market around 7, then Victor Steinbreuk Park overlooking the waterfront near the market, then walked north to Olympic Sculpture Park one more time.  Figured out the connected between the ampersand and Love & Loss; other parts of the art display spell out the words love and loss, sharing the first two letters.  Returned to the hostel, had breakfast, and again visited Freeway Park by way of the Conference Center. Walking northeast to Capitol Hill, visited the Jimi Hendrix statue, bought a Troma DVD at Everyday Music (Elliott Bay Book Co right beside it wasn't yet open), went to the 15th street shopping area, bought a drink at 7-11 (and lost the change :( ), would have visited On 15th Video but it wasn't yet open, then doublebacked to Broadway.

[NOW: The centre was Washington State Convention Center and is now Seattle Convention Center. Everyday Music moved across the street from its 2011 location before closing, though its Portland branch remains. On 15th Video has now closed.]

Gruv had closed down.  Bought a bunch of DVDs (at least one Troma) at Broadway Market Video (on Republican just off Broadway), then went to the pop machine on John just off Broadway with the Mystery buttons.  Another @#$%ing cherry drink (cherry lemonade).  Finally visited Elliott Bay Book Company.  Walked to the now only branch of Twice Sold Tales; the two cats were opposites: the orange one was a bit aloof but liked posing for photos; the black one was very affectionate but didn't like cameras.  Visited Capitol Loans, then Third Man Video (formerly Pioneer Video when it was in the Pioneer Square District).  Visited the First Hill branch of Half Price Books and bought DVDs and a comic.

[NOW: Broadway Market Video later moved to Broadway as Broadway Video before closing.  Third Man Video and that Half Price Books have also closed. The pop machine is missing.]

I walked west along Denny to Seattle Center.  Went to Orange Julius and bought a strawberry Julius and a hot dog.  I couldn't get a straight answer on price difference with and without fries.  May have actually paid more to have it without fries but not sure.  Spending a couple hours at the International Fountain, then had to leave as I was finding myself nodding off.

[NOW: Sadly given that, that proved to be my last visit to that Orange Julius. Around the time that Center House became Seattle Center Armory, they evicted Orange Julius.]

Heading downtown, visited Pacific Place (the penguin made of scrap metal and Barnes & Noble again), then visited Westlake Center mainly for the window views.  Bought a heavy but cheap book on vampires during my final visit ever to Borders.  Visited Arundel Books as I headed further south.  In the Pioneer Square district, visited Waterfall Garden Park and Klondike Gold Rush National Park (actually a free museum; not sure why it's called a park).  Visited the Seattle Metropolitan Police Museum at 3:45; it closed at 4 so I was let in for free.  Surprisingly for the first time this trip, I visited the exteriors of Qwest (football) and Safeco (baseball) Fields (did see a bit of them on the bus previously but not on foot).  I went to the International District's Downtown Transit Tunnel. Being in the ride free area, rode a bus to Westlake Center.  Visited Pike Place Market again.  Checked a couple places for memory cards.  Office Depot had had 32 GB cards on sale for $50 but now they were back up to $100!
 

[NOW: The penguin is now in University Village. That Barnes & Noble, Seattle Metropolitan Police Museum, and that Office Depot have closed. Arundel Books has since moved.  Qwest Field has changed its name to CenturyLink Field (the locals called it the CLink for short), then Lumen Field. Safeco Field is now T-Mobile Park.]

Bought a pop in a store at Pike Place Market.  Took a bus north a little but had to get off quickly because it turned east almost right away.  Returned to the hostel and dropped off the heavy stuff.  Headed north.

Was going to have dinner at Dicks's Drive-In but they're cash only and most of my cash was in my locker.  Ate dinner at Pagliacci, which I had originally planned to anyway.  Visited Mercer Street Books (the now kitty-less former Queen Anne branch of Twice Sold Tales), then Easy Street Records, then back to the International Fountain at Seattle Center for an hour or so.  Make one final DVD purchase at Silver Platters (some documentaries) then returned to the hostel.  Packed everything up.  I'd lost the keys to my padlock so had to have my lock broken.  Wrote the totals of my receipts.  After I send this will hunt down an outline calculator and add up my figures and then calculate the exchange.

 

[NOW: Pagliacci Pizza and that Easy Street Records have closed.  That Silver Platters has moved to 1st Ave S.]

Perfume in Transit

Today I had a nice Thanksgiving lunch at Brannigans with a friend.  Taking a bus downtown from there and sitting near the back of the bus, we both noticed the overpowering scent of someone’s perfume, though it affected my friend worse than me.  We moved closer to the front of the bus. A little better but we could still smell it. My friend decided there was an errand that could be done a stop or two ahead of the one we were going to get off at, wghich I was very agreeable to.  But then my friend suddenly remembered a grocery errand so we got off at Wellburn’s one stop ahead of that one; I was quite agreeable to that as well.  The perfume smell was so strong that even after getting off the bus we could still smell it. In fact it was only around the time we finished shopping at Wellburn’s that the smell finally dissipated.  My suspicion is that if that person on the bus were to die tomorrow, whatever company that makes the perfume would wonder why their profits suddenly plummeted.

Pacific Northwest Trip Summer 2011 Day 10 Wednesday August 3

LAST UPDATED: October 26, 2025

This is the tenth of a series of posts dealing my eighth trip to Seattle as an adult. I’ve made minor corrections to these reports. Also, I’ve added additional thoughts with the hindsight of two years later or to add further clarification. 

Working off steam the day before did its trick because I was able to go a bit more low key this day.

I walked to Freeway Park.  Unlike the two trips last year, the fountains at the park, built over a freeway as the name implies, were working again.  I returned to the hostel for breakfast and then went down to the waterfront and walked to the ferry terminal, figuring I'd have more time to look around there than when I actually use it for transportation.  Got some decent city photos there because it hangs out over the dock a bit.  I left the waterfront and headed further south to the Pioneer Square District, reaching Waterfall Garden Park, an enclosed park in the middle of the concrete jungle with, yes, waterfalls.  I then went to the Pioneer Square branch of the Downtown Transit Tunnel and took the 72 bus to the University of Washington.

[NOW: I stayed at City Hostel Seattle. Google says it's temporarily closed but given that it's been closed since 2020, it's likely permanent. All transportation this day was King County Metro Transit.]

Most of the construction there from last year is now finished and I was able to find Drumheller Fountain a lot easier this year.  However, the Husky Union Building is still being reconstruction.  I headed northeast to University Village, a cute shopping area.  Took photos of the small frogs and turtles fountain, visited Barnes & Noble, ate lunch at Johnny Rockets (good burger, mediocre service), and visited the Stonehenge-shaped fountain.

[NOW: The frogs and turtles fountain is called Water Frolic. University Village’s Barnes & Noble and Johnny Rockets are now gone.]

I walked to the main shopping area of the University District where I took the 30 bus to Warren G. Magnuson Park, where I swam at the main beach, which unfortunately has rocks instead of sand.  For dog lovers they have a great off leash area.  I almost overlooked A Sound Garden, but as I was walking to leave I recalled it; probably my subconscious heard the sounds (basically a series of large pipes) before I consciously heard it.  The rock band of the same name derived its name from these pipes.  The pipes aren't actually music but some would argue the same about some modern singers' output.  They're in a government complex, but unless you need to touch them, you can see/photograph them easily from Magnuson Park.

I took the 30 bus back to Gas Works Park, dissatisfied with my previous rainy visit.  This time worked a lot better and I actually spent around 4 hours there.  The industrial complex stuff isn't took pretty of course, but it's at the north end of the Lake Union and has some hills, so you get some spectacular views of the city there, including float planes taking off over the lake.  Plus you get to see various ships, including the amphibious Ducks tour vehicles.

 

[NOW: Ride the Ducks is now closed.]

I went to the 26 bus stop. I couldn't find my ORCA card so I paid cash and got a transfer.  I arrived downtown, ate at McDonald's, and then using my transfer rode South Lake Union's streetcar north a ways.  As most of you know from previous trip reports it was going to be called the South Lake Union Trolley, and the acronym has stuck despite the name correction.
 

[NOW: I think the McDonald’s above was the one on 3^rd St.]

I walked to the International Fountain for a short while, then bought a couple cheap DVDs at the nearby Silver Platters before returning to the hostel.

[NOW: That Silver Platters has moved to 1st Ave S.]

Pacific Northwest Trip Summer 2011 Day 9 Tuesday August 2

LAST UPDATED: October 26, 2025

This is the ninth of a series of posts dealing my eighth trip to Seattle as an adult. I’ve made minor corrections to these reports. Also, I’ve added additional thoughts with the hindsight of two years later or to add further clarification. 

I got woken up last night by some guy saying "Turn around, turn around." Took a bit to fully rest.  Between him, that hassle from yesterday, and the wrecked camera, I really needed to de-stress today.  So...

 

[NOW: The hostel was City Hostel Seattle. Google says it's temporarily closed but given that it's been closed since 2020, it's likely permanent.]

The first part of the day was a mixture of the first half of what I had planned to do the previous Wednesday (the second half I actually did) and what I had planned for tomorrow/next Wednesday.

I got up after 6 am, went to the downtown transit tunnel just long enough to add money to my ORCA card, took a 510 bus to Everett Station (planned both Wednesdays), and from there took a 202 bus to Marysville, where I bought a DVD at Kmart and grabbed breakfast to go from the McDonald's across the street (this was part of last Wed's itinerary).  I dashed south a ways and ate the breakfast at a bus stop and then took a 221 bus to Lake Stevens (Lake Stevens was part of this Wed's itinerary, though I had planned to head there from Everett; the next bit is all this Wed's itinerary, at least in terms of municipalities).  In Lake Stevens visited Rite Aid, Blockbuster (not yet open), 7-11, Walgreens.  I went from Lake Stevens back to Everett Station via the 280 bus.

[NOW: The 510 bus is Sound Transit. The other buses are Community Transit, though the 221 route has been eliminated. That Kmart and Blockbuster are now closed. rite Aid is now defunct]

There I took a 270 bus to Gold Bar (passing Snohomish, Monroe, Sultan, Startup). Sky Valley Video is going out of business and apparently was open today but not until 4 so I had to skip the sale.  I took another 270 back to Sultan (nothing in Startup to warrant an hour's wait between buses).  At the Texaco store the sign said that cheeseburgers were $1.29 and the package said $1.36. I was actually charged $1.99 each.  Movie Shack didn't open until 2.  Also I visited Hoot Owl store, Sultan Market, Sultan Park.  There was also a free museum there and I got permission to take photos there. I also got some info at the Tourist Info Center.  I then took a 270 back to Monroe, where I visited Video Factory, then dashed quite a ways along the highway (including passing construction) and managed to intercept at 275 back to Everett.
 

[NOW: The buses above are Community Transit. Sky Valley Video did close if it hadn't already. Movie Shack and Video Factory are now closed.]

This took care of most of my plans for this Wed so back to my plans for last Wed.  While the bus was late, the 9 bus was also delayed by a wheelchair so I managed to take it a little ways north (still Everett) to Buy & Sell.  Didn't feel right buying DVDs there.  Some were as low as $1, $2, $3 and I didn't see a VISA machine so I didn't like the way the math was adding up.  I walked south to Bargain CDs.  Their DVDs were hard to look at (had to flip through them to read titles).  I then walked to Everett Comics and then took a bus to Everett Mall.

[NOW: The buses above except the aforementioned 275 are Everett Transit. Buy & Sell DVDs is now closed. Everett Comics moved a short ways]

At the mall I visited Comic Stop, bought a DVD set at my final visit to Everett's Borders, then crossed the street north to Half Price Books. I was a little tempted because they had DVD ROMs of Jughead and Betty & Veronica, but the sets only covered the 1970s, minimizing the historic interest, and really, not a big fan of Archie titles.
 

[NOW: Comic Stop and Borders are now defunct.]

Having now covered the first half of my last Wednesday plans as well, it was time to go off itinerary. I did a long dash and visited the Blockbuster near Evergreen Way (part of the hwy system), then took the Swift bus south to Aurora Transit Center in Shoreline (thus some of this route covered the same area as last Wed).  There I got on the wrong bus but figured it out in time.  I took the 146 bus south, getting off early on purpose (now in the north end of Seattle) but accidentally heading the wrong direction on foot.  Correcting this, I had dinner at the Quiznos across the street from Northgate Mall, bought a Green Lantern novel written by comic book writer Christopher Priest (nee Jim Owsley), walked through the mall which at the south end was a few floors up, and crossed a bridge to a Park & Ride which I went to the roof of for photos.  Returning to ground level, I bought the Ultimate DVD set for Watchmen at Northgate area's Silver Platters, then took the 5 bus to near the hostel.
 

[NOW: That Blockbuster and that Quiznos are now closed. The Swift bus is Community Transit. The other buses are King County Metro Transit. That Silver Platters moved to Lynnwood]

At the hostel I dropped off some stuff, started charging batteries (unfortunately the past few days I've only been able to charge a couple at a time because the person above me's been using the other outlet).  I walked downtown, bought a book at Borders (there was "ballroom" dancing across the street outdoors, visited Pacific Place (took photos of the penguin made of scrap metal and visited the Barnes & Noble there).  I walked north to Seattle Center.  Saw a rollerblading area I hadn't seen before.  Took some evening shots of the International Fountain while someone in the background played Macambo drums.  I walked to Metropolitan Market (bought some real/Labatt's Blue beer there), visited Easy Street Records, returned to Seattle Center for some night shops, then returned to the hostel.
 

[NOW: Again, Borders is now defunct. That Easy Street Records is now closed.]               

Favourite Shows by Decade

Note that there's still lots of popular shows I haven't seen (original Twilight Zone, MI5, new BattleStar Galactica, The Wire) and this decade's young, so this list may change over time.

1950s: Adventures of Superman.  This one wouldn't make my list of all time favourite 100 shows, but the pickings are a bit slim this decade and this was a solid enough all ages adventure show.

1960s: The Prisoner: A former secreet agent gets kiddnapped and placed in a mysterious Village where people try to find out why he resigned while he tries to escape. An allegory about personal freedom.

1970s: Fawly Towers: Sure there may be a more sophisticated shows this decade: but this series about an arrogant yet insecure hotel manager (loosely based on a real one) is a lot of fun and timeless.

1980s: The Singing Detective: A man suffering from psoriasis starts having musical hallucinations that blend in with reality. 6-episode mini-series.

1990s: South Park: This animated series abouit small town children is still airing and arguably its most recent stuff is even better than this era; I placed it here anyway because of the quality of other shows in later decades; this is the only decade where for me it beats out other shows then airing.  Sure it's rude and crude but it's also very satirical with great satire on small towns, celbrities and whatever other targets attract the writers' attention.

2000s: The Shield: This series about a corrupt cop asks difficult questions about morality.  In a rough neighbourhood is it okay to enlist the aid of someone who skirts the law to protect the area from even worse elements?

2010s (so far): The Walking Dead: A group of people thrown togethjer by necessity try to maintain their humanity while surviving in a zombie-ravaged world.

Pacific Northwest Trip Summer 2011 Day 8 Monday August 1

LAST UPDATED: October 26, 2025

This is the eighth of a series of posts dealing my eighth trip to Seattle as an adult. I’ve made minor corrections to these reports. Also, I’ve added additional thoughts with the hindsight of two years later or to add further clarification. 

Was wide awake around 6 and had already decided to drop Sumner from my itinerary so came up with a new plan.  Took the 6:30 578 bus (at least it would have been if on time) to Puyallup, by way of Federal Way, Auburn, and ironically, Sumner, so I did see a tiny bit of it anyway.  At Puyallup, grabbed breakfast at McDonald's and wandered around downtown taking photos of the various art pieces, though one of my favourites, Berry Good (giant strawberry on giant fork) was one of the pieces no longer there.  I passed on one bus to spend another half hour there doing so.  Considered passing up the next bus as well, but then there would have been another hour's wait.

[NOW: I stayed at City Hostel Seattle. Google says it's temporarily closed but given that it's been closed since 2020, it's likely permanent. The 578 bus is Sound Transit. Most of the art pieces have been relocated.]

Took Pierce Transit's 409 then 56 to Tacoma Mall Transit Center.  I crossed through the mall and then the parking lot and across the street on the other side to Half Price Books, where I bought a bunch of comics and DVDs. I stopped in the mall and briefly visited fye, then returned to the Tacoma Mall Transit Center and took the 3 bus to downtown Tacoma.

[NOW: The 3 bus is also Pierce Transit.]

I walked north to King Books where I pet the cat and got permission to photograph it, then bought a DVD at Stadium Video.  I walked south a different way than usual and stumbled upon the northernmost stop of the free Sound Transit light rail TacomaLink, which I took to the Union Station stop.

[NOW: Stadium Video is now closed. TacomaLink is now Line T.]

There I visited the Glass Bridge, which isn't actually made of glass but which does have glass art displays.  It's on a bridge to the Museum of Glass, which I didn't go to due to a no photos rule.  Doubling back, I visited the Tacoma branch of the University (of Washington) Bookstore, then climbed the steps of the university (which is on a hill) and headed to Buzzard's, my various place in Tacoma to buy DVDs.  Much to my surprise it said it was now with Stadium Video, but I didn't see any sign of it when I was there earlier.  Despite it being a favourite place to visit, it's a fair hike uphill north, so decided to wait until next year to investigate further.

[NOW: Buzzard’s closed entirely when Stadium Video did.]

Back at the Union Station stop, I took the TacomaLink to a little before Tacoma Dome station. I got off a little earlier than planned but got a nice shot of signposts as a result.  After a quite visit to Tacoma Book Center, I arrived at Tacoma Dome Station.

The 590 bus back to Seattle was supposed to arrive at 12:33 but actually arrived 15m late.  I got off in the International District, in the southeast corner of the greater downtown area.  I had lunch at the Uwajimaya food court, then Hing Hay Park, then headed west to a bus stop in the Pioneer District to go to Seward Park.

[NOW: The 590 bus is Sound Transit.]

The 39 bus would have been more direct but the 7 bus to the general vicinity arrived sooner, so I took that and walked the remaining 10 or so blocks to the park.  I swam at the main beach and then circled the park, getting great shots of Mercer Island and Lake Washington.  I took a bus back downtown and heard that there had been a fire on 3rd St. earlier.  I filed that away for future reference got off, the bus, and walked to Seattle Center.  I grabbed another Orange Julius meal (I love their strawberry drink) and ate dinner at the International Fountain, where I stayed a couple hours.  A woman started hassling me there but I was about to leave then anyway.

[NOW: The buses above were King County Metro Transit. The bus back from the park was also 39. Around the time Center House became the Seattle Center Armory they evicted Orange Julius.]

I visited Silver Platters (got more DVDs), Easy Street Records (one more), Rite Aid on 3rd Ave (got a Powerade) then tried to find the fire damaged building, but no sign.  After I send this will check online and try to get an exact location; it's apparently only a few blocks away from here.

 

[NOW: That Silver Platters moved to 1st Ave S. That Easy Street Records is now closed. rite aid now now defunct.]

The highlight of the day was definitely the art pieces at downtown Puyallup.  Next year I'll probably trim the fat to spend more time in the immediate Seattle area, but downtown Puyallup will remain on the itinerary.

Couple Interesting Things at Thetis Lake Oct 1

I went to Thetis Lake. As normal for this time of year there were a number of dogs. One woman wanted to play fetch with her dog. The dog was mostly game, only the dog wanted me to toss the ball rather than the dog's owner.

Then later a truck show up with a thousand trout. The back of the truck was opened, a hose was attached, and the trout were all shot through the hose into the lake.  Some of the fish were stunned afterwards but one people approached them they recovered their senses and started moving around the lake. For a while afterward some of the fish would do short jumps above the suface.

Travel Dreams

While I was waking up this morning I had a strange memory: in the past, while visiting Port Angeles, once or twice I had travelled on a side trip down south to another city (still in Washington I think) while on a bus and only had a short time to stay before catching the same bus back the other way.  I couldn't recall at first whether I was recalling a dream or an actual incident.  as I woke up more and more it became clear that what I was recalling couldn't be real and what I was recalling was actually something I had previously dreamt once or twice.

This reminded me of times while visiting Kitimat where I did a sidetrip (from Terrace I think) using another bus service that was hard to get to and thus not something I did too often. The place I got off was at the top of a mountain.I didn't go there for the scenery (I think there was a structuure or were structures there) but I can no longer recall the purpose, just that I visited there more than once. By way of recurring dreams.