Seattle via Utah and Canada

April 7 to 13, 1999


At Matt's Wedding

At Matt's Wedding.  From left to right: Me, Joker, Crack, Carina, Cindy, Anna


The Adventure:  Trip up to Seattle for a friends wedding

The Adventurers: Me

Time Frame: 7 days in April

Circumstances:  A normal trip to Seattle would not normal justify a place under "Adventures" but this trip was not normal and the total cost came to less than $100, including airfare.


Highlights

Getting to LAX:  Bus from N. Hollywood to Downtown, Red Line to Green Line, Green Line to Blue Line, Blue Line to shuttle bus, shuttle bus to LAX. (total = 2 busses, 3 trains, and 3 hours)

Ariving at LAX knowing that I have will have to spend the night in Salt Lake City and have no place to stay

Flying from LAX to Fresno

Finding out while in Fresno that my buddy Greg has hooked me up with a place to stay in Salt Lake

Flying to Salt Lake

Arriving in Salt Lake, being picked up by totally cool, complete stranger, friend of a friend, Aubrey.

Being completely welcomed into the Astill home, fed, and entertained

Doing Tae Bo, and getting my butt kicked

Flying from Salt Lake to Vancouver

Spending an hour in Hell (ie Canada) going through a maze of customes just so I can get on a connecting flight to Seattle

Being told by the Airline that I was not dressed appropriately and that I would have to change my clothes in order to get on the flight

Finally arriving in Seattle after 2 busses, 3 trains, 4 planes, and 2 days of travel

 Hanging out with friends and going to Matt's wedding

Making a fantastic call with respect to the placement of a bucket

Being completely slammed by some 50 year old woman

Using a log splitter and splitting wood with Jared

 Walking from Seatac to Jareds house (approx 10 miles) with my luggage

 Reversing the order and getting back to CA


Astills

The Kick Butt Astills


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