I haven't done this is a LONG time. Woke up at 8 this morning--the older you get, the less relationship there is between the time you go to bed and the time you get up--but I think it was noon before I got dressed. I've been needing that! Cats, internet, a shower...it was a banner morning. After emptying the car (and filling the apartment), we went to the Ballard locks and watched a rising tide lifting all the boats, then spent a leisurely hour rooting for the salmon as they climbed the adjacent ladder. It was warm & sunny, I had someone to talk to, and no worries about what time it was. It was really lovely. And my brother was right...I do like Seattle a lot. Next time I want to spend the summer somewhere, this should be on the list. Now we're just waiting to go pick up my dad at the airport. I'm lovin' it.
My brother's apartment is techno monastery. His roommate is fairly domestic, so the place is clean and has homey touches like an area rug and cats. It doesn't have other things that some consider essential, though, such as dish soap, or, for that matter, dishes. Good thing I've gotten rather accomplished at one-pot, one-dish, nothing-but-boiling-water cooking. And Lemur the cat is at this moment doing dishes for me anyway.
I've got a lot of blogging to catch up on, and a lot of other competition for my time. The last few days have had some captivating moments, some weird and wonderful details, and a bit of intense suckage. As I'm driving, I make notes of things that catch my attention on the back of my gas receipts, so I'll use those, my photos, and my memories to take a stab at some sort of chronicle of my transit-turned-vacation. A tentative table of contents:
Wednesday: the Golden Spike, Craters of the Moon, and camera tragedy
Thursday: the first nuclear power plant, Grand Teton
Friday: Yellowstone, driving through Montana
Saturday: hiking to Grinnell Glacier
Sunday: Going-to-the-Sun Road and driving to Washington
This pirated wifi is ever so helpful!
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