I decided to drive up to Vancouver so I could have my car with me, and I split up the trip into a few days. Luckily, one of my amazing roommates from last year, Breckann, was willing to make the drive with me and then fly home from Seattle, which is just three hours away from Vancouver. We had some crazy adventures along the way! We left on Thursday and drove to Kennewick, WA where my grandma's aunt 
and cousin lived and where we spent the night. The drive through Oregon was beautiful especially as the sun was setting, even if the porti-potties were all locked up at the rest stop. And along the way, I got my very first speeding ticket :( However, after getting lost from my dad's directions in Kennewick, we made it to Aunt Bernice's house where we were provided with a bed that was a little too short, even for Breckann! Aunt Bernice and her daughter were very generous even though we had never met, and they made us a huge breakfast of eggs, toast, and cereal in the morning.
On Friday, we continued on to Seattle where we spent the afternoon walking around Pike Place Market, taking a "duck" tour of the city, parking in a very shady pa
rking garage (broken glass windows and fetid stairwells), enjoying the Space Needle from ground level (too expensive!), and eating seafood by the ocean. It was sunny and beautiful, and everyone we talked to commented on how uncharacteristically nice the weather was. My favorite part was probably feeding the seagulls some of our delicious fish and chips, they were very friendly and fat! Of course, our three ice cream runs were pretty fabulous as well, particularly the last one eaten on the pier as the sun was setting.
and cousin lived and where we spent the night. The drive through Oregon was beautiful especially as the sun was setting, even if the porti-potties were all locked up at the rest stop. And along the way, I got my very first speeding ticket :( However, after getting lost from my dad's directions in Kennewick, we made it to Aunt Bernice's house where we were provided with a bed that was a little too short, even for Breckann! Aunt Bernice and her daughter were very generous even though we had never met, and they made us a huge breakfast of eggs, toast, and cereal in the morning.On Friday, we continued on to Seattle where we spent the afternoon walking around Pike Place Market, taking a "duck" tour of the city, parking in a very shady pa
rking garage (broken glass windows and fetid stairwells), enjoying the Space Needle from ground level (too expensive!), and eating seafood by the ocean. It was sunny and beautiful, and everyone we talked to commented on how uncharacteristically nice the weather was. My favorite part was probably feeding the seagulls some of our delicious fish and chips, they were very friendly and fat! Of course, our three ice cream runs were pretty fabulous as well, particularly the last one eaten on the pier as the sun was setting.
That night, we drove to Tacoma and spent the night at Brian Mugleston's house. Thank goodness for generous people in this world! On Saturday, I dropped Breckann off at the airport and continued on my journey. I stopped for gas in Everett, WA and decided to see how difficult it would be to find my high school friend Jake Evans' missionary address. It wasn't t
oo difficult.... so I brought him and his companion some candy and left very soon after so as not to get them in trouble! I am sure it was a bit of a surprise for Elder Evans, although I hope they enjoyed the bag of gas station candy.
oo difficult.... so I brought him and his companion some candy and left very soon after so as not to get them in trouble! I am sure it was a bit of a surprise for Elder Evans, although I hope they enjoyed the bag of gas station candy.The Canadian border was a bit of a hassle, as they looked into (through google, of course) the SWAP program that I registered with for a working visa . After sitting in great anticipation for about an hour, they finally let me in, wohoo! Now there was no turning back!
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