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I've been holed up in Esme now for 4 hours since it got dark at 4:45pm cause it's too cold and windy to go outside.
To put in bluntly, the weather is s***ting me. I knew doing the States in Fall (yes I said Fall - more on that later) that the weather was going to be all hugs and puppies, but what has surprised me is how much the bad weather has affected me. Sunny or even non-rainy days are great, even when it's freezing. But once the rain goes on for an extended period I get all pissy and moany and have those stupid 'I wish I was home' periods. It's stupid I know, and you're all rolling your eyes at me, whinging that my holiday isn't all perfect, but when everyone tells you how amazing the Oregon Coast drive is, and all I see is rain and clouds, it starts to get a little frustrating.
Anyway, now I've lowered the mood I thought I'd give you a rundown on the stuff I've done since touring with Esme.
To put in bluntly, the weather is s***ting me. I knew doing the States in Fall (yes I said Fall - more on that later) that the weather was going to be all hugs and puppies, but what has surprised me is how much the bad weather has affected me. Sunny or even non-rainy days are great, even when it's freezing. But once the rain goes on for an extended period I get all pissy and moany and have those stupid 'I wish I was home' periods. It's stupid I know, and you're all rolling your eyes at me, whinging that my holiday isn't all perfect, but when everyone tells you how amazing the Oregon Coast drive is, and all I see is rain and clouds, it starts to get a little frustrating.
Anyway, now I've lowered the mood I thought I'd give you a rundown on the stuff I've done since touring with Esme.
- Seattle; birthplace of Starbucks, grunge and amazon.com. Had lots of awesome coffee, listened to some really good buskers and saw the Space Needle.
- Vancouver & BC; It rained, see above
- Olympic National Park; Drove to Hurricane Ridge, got so cold my snot froze. Hoh River and gazed in awe of the cool mossy trees. Climbed Colonel Bob and was gobsmacked by the best view ever.
- Drove down lots of back roads covered in cool orange and yellow leaves.
- Spent 2 nights in Seaside, Oregon. Best US hostel so far. Cool town, almost another Bicheno. Actually most of the Oregon coast towns are like that.
- Spent 2 days driving the rest of the coast in the rain. Put on grumpy pants.
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