mt. shasta
really california? really?
bellingham, wa
suffering through the bar just so we were sure we had done everything on the boat
captain Samuel
Days 18, 19, 20
ferry to California
Like all good things, our ferry ride came to an end. But not before making a few new friends and a close run-in with a bout with sea sickness. Now that it is over it was real cool to have someone drive us for 3 + days. And even cooler to meet so many nice people from across the US.
It was kinda like summer camp was over...... with a few hand shakes and a few walks down memory lane we all went our separate ways with fond memories that will not be soon forgotten.
We spent a full day at sea on thursday, but with clouds removed. Much of the daylight hours were spent telling stories from the road out on the back deck. We both got sun burnt and are sore from fighting the swells in the open waters. It was a beautiful day with the most spectacular sunset.
Got up this morning at 5am, not sure really what time it was ... I told the watchman who we became friends with that I hadn't been up this early in years..... I can not remember the last time I was up at 5am (sam). Drove off the ferry at 9 and hit the road hard- well, as hard as we could in Washington traffic!
The last time we wrote was in Ketchikan, Alaska at a McDonalds. We are back in the lower 48 and back to the heat and heavily populated areas. We ditched our original route today to get farther and back east faster. We write you now from central ish California..... somewhere south of Sacramento in a little town called Santa Nella. After covering over 900 miles today, having an In and Out burger with Greg B and chillin' with Andreas at the chevron in Arbunkel (in the middle of nothing), we finally stopped driving around 2:30 am and got a room.
Now it's time to watch some mindless tv and catch some z's. We'll chat again tomorrow (hopefully from the LA area!!).
- Sam & Jolie
Hey Sam and Jolie! It is Tracey the neighbor across the street. I just found the piece of paper I wrote the site down on!!! Oh my looks like you having lots of fun. So glad you two are having a trip of a lifetime. How awesome. You are right Sam, life is always full of complexities and will never be a "right time". Beautiful pics. Sam I heard you are the man for photography!! and by the pictures all I heard is true. Too bad you are not here to help me with depth of field uuuuuggggghhhh! Seriously. I have just been keeping and eye out for Ian and the house. No crazy parties :-) silence. Who is this good kid? and where did you find him? Can't wait to see more pictures tomorrow. Be careful and see you soon!!!!
ReplyDeleteyou guy's are the cutest damn couple. thanks for the cigs; i am going to release my rights to the picture you took of me on the ferry, for the cost of a pack of Exportes, with the lung cancer picture and the "burn me" filter... Sam , you got a special one there.. I know! Jolie..same for you...a special couple! not that common , to marry for love...pick anything you want to do and as long as you both want to do it ( on the same page) and are willing to negotiate, you will pick your future.....by the way, ( both of you ) nice digital images....Sincerley, charles brooks chasbrooks@charter.net
ReplyDeletep.s. sorry about the going out for the smoke thing while we were in the bar. I did not want to offend, or make you uncomfortable,,,peace