And just like that, Winter started in Washington - couldn’t have been happier to be around snow... until I had to wash my dishes with water so freezing it ironically felt like a burning sensation on my fingers. That’s when I realized it’s a little too early for me to be this cold and it’s time to make my way back South.
But before that, I got to see the beautiful yet angry ocean of the Olympic Peninsula, took a break from the wilderness in Seattle where I chased Sleepless in Seattle film locations and yummy bakeries with equal enthusiasm, did some landmarks sight seeing and discovered the city’s underground, installed fairly lights in my rooftop tent to make it even cozier, and then was beyond stoked to get to Mount Rainier NP just in time for a couple hikes in fresh snow, with even some sun and blue sky before the next storm.
Oh and I still have a rodent roommate - I’m assuming it’s a chipmunk and have therefore named him Alvin. But the problem with Alvin is that he’s been over welcoming his stay quite a bit now and seems to enjoy my little mobile world way too much: in addition to a questionable hygiene (he keeps pooping inside the car) he’s getting into my chips stash. And that, of all things, is not okay.
#myepicamericanroadtrip