Posts Tagged ‘Seattle’
How I spent my Easter Holiday
I’ve been doing some of out of the ordinary things lately.
I’m back at work after a short hiatus and it feels different – as if I’ve been gone for months.
It was another trip down south this weekend. My regular trips to Seattle aren’t just because of my love of The Emerald City; there’s a bit of economics involved as it’s the most inexpensive destination in my vicinity.
It’s a cheaper alternative to Vancouver Island or the Okanagan Valley.
I should have added my time to the equation this trip; I sat in traffic most of the time!
I spent another two excruciating hours waiting at the border to get back into Canada.
The motel hotel we slept was sketchy at best; don’t let their website fool you.
Our key cards wouldn’t work TWICE, the staff was blasé, and security doesn’t seem to be a big concern for them.
We spent two nights and that was plenty enough, the lesson learnt…“Trip Advisor is my friend”
And if that wasn’t bad enough, we spent Friday (in traffic) looking for a “Ghanaian store” that turned out be a garage in some out of the way area in Seattle – I’m still amazed we were able to find it.
But it wasn’t all bad experiences; some soul altering moments developed from the trip.
Next month I’m going to Victoria.
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Do leave occasionally
I’ve been using Windows Live Writer for a while now (I’ll save that review for another day) and I couldn’t seem to come up with an excuse to use maps until today!
Every once in a while I like to get away, otherwise I feel a little trapped, then I start feeling sorry for myself, then I loose interest in everything and ponder moving away to start my life over.
A day away normally gets me rejuvenated, an overnight or weekend trip involving a boat or plane really does the trick.
This weekend is just a road trip to Seattle, but spending the night should help.
I’m going to a Ghana independence celebration in Seattle; which should be interesting – I don’t think I’ve ever met a Ghanaian on all my trips to Seattle.
We’ll leave early Saturday morning and make a weekend out of it. I’m even prepared for the crazy long waits at the boarder; I’ve six long video podcasts to get me through.
On one long weekend we waited in line for close to three hours! I didn’t want to go to the States that bad yet I couldn’t easily turn back at the point since I’d already left Canada and hadn’t officially entered the States yet, I guess it’s limbo.
I’m determined to have fun… the fact that I’m getting away is fun enough, too bad the weather remains the same.
Anyway, so here’s where I’m going to be just in case you want to stalk me! (Kidding, I just want to use the “insert map” feature in Live Writer. Please don’t stalk me)
