UPDATED: February 12, 2021
This is the 7th of a series of posts dealing with my 2018
trip to Olympia, Seattle, and vicinity. I’ve made minor corrections to these
reports (typos, bits I don’t feel like making public). Also, I’ve added
additional thoughts with the hindsight of two years later or to add further
clarification. These are indicated by
“NOW”.
Woke up in the middle of the night a bit sore from my
injuries, plus I felt a liquid from my elbow. Don't know if it was blood or
puss. Around 3 went to the main floor of City Hostel Seattle to surf the
Internet in the dining area. The worker suggested downstairs again but a couple
was making out there so surfed from the lobby instead before getting a bit more
sleep.
I got up and briefly visited the off-leash park Regrade Park,
then went to Westlake Station (Downtown Transit Tunnel) for some bus schedules.
I visited Washington State Convention Center and then Freeway Park; the
fountains weren't on this time. I visited Seattle Ferry Terminal which in the
past had schedules and other booklets but they had removed them. I visited Rachel;
the Pig(gy bank) at Pike Place Market before returning to the hostel.
After breakfast I grabbed more schedules from Westlake
Station and then revisited Pike Place Market, including the now open First and
Pike News. Most stores were not yet open but at this time of the day I was
still able to wander the lower levels, including the "Giant Shoe
Museum" which is a coin operated shoe peep show. I didn't pay this time.
[NOW: First & Pike News has closed.]
Leaving the market I took the 578 bus (Sound Transit) to
Sumner and walked along Main St, including a visit to A Good Book. With a long
delay before the next bus I walked to Puyallup, having lunch at KFC. Only one
biscuit instead of two but otherwise same deal as Aberdeen. I wish I had
ordered to go because there was a vintage car show. I could have taken the next
bus but service is hourly on Saturday. I took another 578 bus back to downtown
Seattle, fighting sleep on the ride (I was more than awake enough to tell that
people were trying to cheat the bus driver to no avail), then after a bit of a
delay took a 2 bus (King County Metro Transit) to the east side.
I saw Howell Park, which proved to be a very small nudie
park. Given I didn't plan to join in I didn't linger long. Another park Denny
Blaine Park was more anything goes, one or two picnicking families, some in
swimsuits like myself, and others, yes skyclad. But this park was more spacious
and more people wearing something so I felt more comfortable here. A bit tired
and sore from my spill yesterday, I rested here a few hours, swimming in Lake
Washington. Very laid back, the skyclad people didn't hassle those of us who
had clothes on. It's a beautiful park and wish I could have taken more photos
there, but given the nature if the park, I think it would have ceased to be
laid back had I attempted to photograph it the way I normally do parks I visit.
I felt less sore after leaving so my body probably needed the recovery.
I took another 2 bus to near Seattle Center. At the
International Fountain, there was still live music from the Take a Bite Out of
Seattle event. I left briefly to see if anyone had moved into the old location
of Silver Platters, hoping that another music and video store had moved in.
Instead it was demolished. I grabbed dinner to go at McDonald's and returned to
Seattle Center and the fountain. Paramedics were helping a kid while the police
watched. People including a kid nearby were blowing soap bubbles. Due to the
latter girl I managed to get some nice shots of bubbles coming at me with the
fountain in the background.
I returned to the hostel and had internet connections and
in fact the internet went down entirely. After I was finally able to login
after about twenty minutes (another woman was having the same issues), I
confirmed that the only Visa purchases today were from my backup card with the
stripe worn off, so no one's been using the card as I wait until Monday to find
out if Sound Transit has it.
[NOW: My lost credit card never turned up but has since
expired.]
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