78.24KM // 4h46m // 16.41KM/HR
Monday August 12th
Making good on our vows the evening before, we got up early, an unprecedented 7am, and carried out our 'cheating bus plan'. See, the road ahead didn't sound very appealing, featuring a long traffic-heavy bridge, and narrow twisty roads with little or no shoulder, and we wanted to get to Seattle (now that I think back, I'm not sure why we were in such a hurry). So, we jumped on Jefferson Country transit, and for a mere $1.50 each, were whisked 50km down to road to Poulsbo, WA. Umm, in our haste, we may have forgotten our clothesline and bungie cord. I hope someone somewhere is enjoying said items. From Poulsbo we cycled 15km and jumped aboard another ferry that took us directly to downtown Seattle (for free!!). The plan was to go to the HI hostel in Seattle, and then sightsee a bit in the afternoon and tomorrow (the Underground Tour, Flight Museum, etc). This plan was foiled when we learned what the hostel was charging: $40 per person! For a hostel?! Umm, no. Plan B, we looked for somewhere to store the panniers and lock up the bikes so we could still sight see, but then return to a campsite for the evening. For example, a train station or bus station would do nicely. I dont know if it's a post 9-11 thing, but there are no lockers to be found in Seattle. Quickly running out of daylight hours, we gave up, and headed for the nearest camping, Salt Water State Park, approximately 30km south of Seattle. Of course, this would take us through Seattle's version of highway snakes and ladders, and require us to climb a silly hill for 45 minutes, only to come hurtling down the other side. En route we stopped at REI, only to discover they had no bike boxes for us. More to figure out tomorrow! Did I mention "We're living the deam" ? To top it off, we ended up eating Burger King for dinner. Nuff said.
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| Poppet and Tatonka, riding in style on Jefferson County Transit from Port Townsend to Poulsbo, WA. |
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| Coming up with Plan B, Plan C, and Plan D, courtesy of Starbucks Wifi. |
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| Saltwater State Park, otherwise known as airplane alley. |
