Wednesday, July 23, 2008

TERRIBLE traveling!

It's not the my trip this last weekend to Oregon wasn't great - it was! As I said in my Mexico album: It's just the TRAVELING part of traveling that I don't like...let me explain...

When I moved to Canada I remember complaining that it was a long drive; but the more I made the 5-6 hour drive from Surrey to Portland, the easier it got. I felt like I could hop in my car anytime I got really home sick and needed to see my friends and fam.

I don't think the trip from Victoria to Portland will get easier. Here's how this last weekend went...

Thursday morning I left my home at 5 am to catch the 6:15 ferry. I took a nap (although we're not allowed to stay in our cars on the Coho ferry)...until the SCREAMING children woke me up. I slept through their laughing, running, and yelling...but not the shrieking screams of little ones...no offense, but couldn't their parents have just kept them from the screaming??? I didn't drive off the boat until 8 am. Then, the long windy 1o1 hwy to Olympia took me another 3 hours...THREE HOURS. I didn't finally arrive in Portland until 1 pm...yup, I'd been traveling for 8 hours...ugh.

Then, on the way home I thought it would be easier. I thought I knew what to expect. So, the ridiculous number of stops for road construction on that windy 101 didn't get to me quite as badly. I was okay...until I arrived at the ferry terminal. I got there an hour and a half early for the 5:15 pm ferry. Early enough, you would think. Only, I was still too late. It was full and I had to sit in Port Angeles for 5 hours! FIVE HOURS. Fortunately, at least, there WAS a 9:30 pm ferry that I could catch. So, I took a nap on the ferry again...until the DRUMMING natives woke me up. I could sleep through music, singing, laughing, talking...but SERIOUSLY. DRUMMING?!?! Yes, this native guy just took out his drum and thought it was perfectly okay to just play it...really. Now, I have native blood and I love that kind of sound...but NOT at 10 pm in a public place without any concern for people (I wasn't the only one) napping...I mean...really. So, although I began my trip at 10 am sharp, I didn't arrive home until midnight. Yes, 14 hours...UGH.

As you can tell by my tone, I didn't take any pictures. Let's just say I wasn't inspired.

3 comments:

Canadian Kristin said...

Well THAT sucks! :-(

Hmmmmmm.....wonder what a helijet flight would cost.....???

lyssa said...

WOW - that sucks! I hope your next trip goes more smoothly, I wonder if it would be faster to go across to Twassen and then down to the border? Glad you had fun in Portland though!

Cate said...

Welcome to the Island! You don't want to know how many times I've sat in ferry line ups. You'll get more used to it though!

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