Well, first day done, and damn do my legs hurt. My feet are in pretty good shape though, with one near-blister experience that I caught in time. I walked from Senor Moose Cafe in Ballard to a point in Kenmore where the Burke-Gilman trail was closed for construction. I have never been to Kenmore before, and I have to say that looking at Google maps I'm glad I took the bus. The route I would have had to take to get past the construction would have taken me two miles out of my way, when I really only had about two actual miles of travel left. In the end I made up for that two miles by walking between a Safeway and a Transit Center a few times and ended up taking a bus into Bothell.
The best part of that whole situation was when I walked up to a drive-through espresso cart for directions, and it turned out to be Best Friend Espresso. Google it, you'll see why that's funny. The girls there were very nice and helpful... and that's not all.
So in all, I covered 17 miles on foot today, plus what I estimate to be two wasted miles trying to get around the detour or take the bus. Not quite what I planned, but not too shabby, either.
My plan for tomorrow is changing too, I see I was too ambitious too early, so I think instead of Sultan I am going to stop in Monroe, which is -- ahem -- only thirteen miles. I'm trying to connect with CouchSurfers there, we'll see what happens. I'll update again tomorrow if I can, otherwise it may not be until I'm in Wenatchee.
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3 comments:
Great beginning, you'll get stronger as you go.
Good luck grasshopper, I'll be thinking about you.
Of course I don't get a mention, ;P . Wenatchee eh? Camping in the pass at all?
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