Trip Log 3 (Feb 4th, 2006)
We didn't take any pictures today.
It took Biajee a while to find the port for the famous Washington State Ferry. Water is about 600 feet deep around some of the areas near Seattle so no bridges can be built. There was another route down south to drive over to Olympics National Park, but Biajee made the decision to proceed from the north side. By the time we got our car on the ferry, it was almost noon. It cost $16.70 and 35 minutes for both of us and the car to cross the intercoastal waterway.
Port Gamble Bridge was closed because of the gusty wind the night before. We had to go down State Road 3 around the canal and then up north again for the park entrance. Only then did we find out that the ferries or bridges are well worth the money - it's 4 more hours drive without the ferry or bridge. I figured that there might be only 600,000 hours in my life. One third of it was used for sleeping, 1/3 used for work, 1/6 used for eating, 20,000 hours for working out and sex, 20,000 hours for house work, there are only 40,000 effective hours left for fun. This lousy road wasted 4 hours of our time, 0.01% of fun in life. I'd rather pay $100 to buy those 4 hours back....
We made it into Olympics National Park when dusk fell. It was dark, cold and snowing while we were driving around in the park. Olympics is famous for its rainforest. It is the least explored National Park. To get a true taste, you need to prepare for at least a week's hike and backcountry camping. Obviously we were more interested in Korean food than hiking in snow.
We took the same ferry back to Edmonton and rushed into a Korean restaurant. Food was non-comparable, but we were obliged to sit on ta-ta-mi and finish our meal within 30 minutes. People there need a life. They really don't care about stupid customers like us or making some more money. Biajee and I entered the restaurant at 9 and got kicked out by 9:30.
What an experience! Everything could have gone wrong went wrong. However, I had to compliment him whenever I was awake and tell him what a nice time I'd been having while I really longed to find a restroom and pee. Men are like cats - if you smooth them the wrong way, they'll bite you...
It took Biajee a while to find the port for the famous Washington State Ferry. Water is about 600 feet deep around some of the areas near Seattle so no bridges can be built. There was another route down south to drive over to Olympics National Park, but Biajee made the decision to proceed from the north side. By the time we got our car on the ferry, it was almost noon. It cost $16.70 and 35 minutes for both of us and the car to cross the intercoastal waterway.
Port Gamble Bridge was closed because of the gusty wind the night before. We had to go down State Road 3 around the canal and then up north again for the park entrance. Only then did we find out that the ferries or bridges are well worth the money - it's 4 more hours drive without the ferry or bridge. I figured that there might be only 600,000 hours in my life. One third of it was used for sleeping, 1/3 used for work, 1/6 used for eating, 20,000 hours for working out and sex, 20,000 hours for house work, there are only 40,000 effective hours left for fun. This lousy road wasted 4 hours of our time, 0.01% of fun in life. I'd rather pay $100 to buy those 4 hours back....
We made it into Olympics National Park when dusk fell. It was dark, cold and snowing while we were driving around in the park. Olympics is famous for its rainforest. It is the least explored National Park. To get a true taste, you need to prepare for at least a week's hike and backcountry camping. Obviously we were more interested in Korean food than hiking in snow.
We took the same ferry back to Edmonton and rushed into a Korean restaurant. Food was non-comparable, but we were obliged to sit on ta-ta-mi and finish our meal within 30 minutes. People there need a life. They really don't care about stupid customers like us or making some more money. Biajee and I entered the restaurant at 9 and got kicked out by 9:30.
What an experience! Everything could have gone wrong went wrong. However, I had to compliment him whenever I was awake and tell him what a nice time I'd been having while I really longed to find a restroom and pee. Men are like cats - if you smooth them the wrong way, they'll bite you...
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