UPDATED: February 12, 2021
This is the 13th 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”.
All buses with the same number this report same transit
system. I got up and revisited Olympic Sculpture Park, as well as its Pocket
Beach and Myrtle Edwards Park in the same area. I walked along the waterfront
to Seattle Ferry Terminal, then doubled back to Pike Place Market and Rachel
the Pig(gybank) before returning to City Hostel Seattle for breakfast. As I
left I noticed my movie list wasn't in my bag (I use it to avoid paying for
ones I already have) but no time to go back.
I took a 13 bus (King County Metro Transit) downtown and
then took a 522 bus (Sound Transit) to Barnes & Noble in Woodinville. I
walked from there to Woodinville Park & Ride. I wasn't wowed by
Woodinville, but the bus ride over didn't grab me so on some level I didn't
want any desire to return. So I may not have given it a fair chance.
I took another 522 bus to Kenmore, when I got a drink from
Rite Aid and visited a Cash America Pawn. I took a 372 bus to the Market at Lake
Forest park in the town of the latter name, where I visited Third Place Books.
I took another 372 bus to Seattle.
[NOW: 372 bus is King County Metro Transit.]
The next part is a bit tricky, but think of an intersection
in terms of north south east west. I got off the bus in the southwest part of
the intersection and crossed the street to a Walgreen's, which is on the
southeast and still Seattle. After visited there, I crossed to the northeast,
which is in Lake Forest Park, and then crossed to the northwest part of the
section for lunch at McDonald's, which is in Shoreline. The Walgreen's visit
was partly to push my McDonald's visit closer to 11.
Crossing back l to the bus stop I got off at in
Seattle, I took a 522 bus south and then
transferred to a 65 when I should have transferred to a 75 bus (both King
County Metro Transit). I managed to doubleback a stop and catch the 75 bus, so
no harm done.
I got off the 75 bus at Warren G. Magnuson Park, the second
largest Park in Seattle after Discovery Park and considerably easier to navigate.
I walked into the off-leash area on the north end, which is helpful for avoiding
getting lost, though I left briefly to climb a hill and then back into the
off-leash area. Near Lake Washington I could see the art piece A Sound Garden
in an adjacent government facility. You can get special clearance to revisit
and I did twice in the past, but generally it's easier to just get photos through
the wired fence.
I wandered south along the Lake Washington area, swimming
at Magnuson beach, which has a life guard. The rocks hurt my feet as i entered
the water to swim. I did more wandering and eventually swam again in the north
end. Technically you're only supposed to swim near the lifeguard area, but
swimming elsewhere is common and my feet hurt less going in there. As I started
heading out of the part, there was enough wind that A Sound Garden was making a
sound. I visited a community garden and then let the park, just missing a 75
bus.
I crossed the street and walked parallel to the south end,
where I used to get off the bus years ago. I was surprised to find that three
hours had passed since I entered the park. I took a 75 bus to the University of
Washington. The stop I got off at was near Drumheller fountain so I revisited
that before taking a Link train (Sound Transit) from University of Washington
station to Capitol Hill Station.
i walked to Twice Sold Tales and got photos of a couple
cats there. I passed the Jimi Hendrix statue and then visited Elliot bay Book
Company and then Everyday Music across the street. This branch requires photos
ID for credit card purchases and mine was in the hostel, so I got some more
money from a nearby Bank of America and made my purchases. I saw a couple of
Mystery Science Theater 3000 sets but wasn't sure which ones I had.
it was a bit of a detour, but I took the First Hill
streetcar (King Country Metro Transit) to International District/Chinatown
Station and then in the tunnel took a 125(?) bus to Westlake Station.
[NOW: Thus bus, King Country Metro Transit, was actually a
225 bus.]
I had hoped to ride the South Lake Union Streetcar (because
it was originally to be called the South Lake Union Trolley, it's often
referred to by a rude acronym) but there was no streetcar at the stop and it's
a bit of a detour. I'll try to at least get photos of it before leaving town
but liking won't have a chance to ride the... you know before the trip. At the
hostel I couldn't find the list but turned on my computer for an electronic
version.
[NOW: I didn’t get any subsequent photos of this streetcar
but it turns out I did on the 25th.]
I walked to the McDonald’s across from Seattle center and
from there walked past two people seen earlier this trip and in other trips,
dressed as Darth Vader and a Stormtrooper, to the international Fountain.
I walked to the 8 bus stop; it's supposed to run every 15
minutes but waited a quarter hour so must have just missed one. I finally took
the 8 bus (King County Metro Transit) back to Capitol Hill, where I crossed
through Cal Anderson Park, which I had never really explored before; it has a
water 'volcano"; police cars in south end). At Everyday Music I got two of
the Mystery Science Theater 3000 sets I had eyed earlier and an Atom Egoyan
set. I crossed back through the park and hoped to take a Link train, but 16 minutes
to the next one. Instead I just barely caught an 8 bus and took it back to
Seattle Center, and then walked straight back to the hostel from there.
[NOW: The Central Link train/Sound Transit is now Line 1.]
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