Return of the Fat Bastard - Apology unaccepted

August 1st, 2016

With Joan of Montague on the road

      We spent the day traveling up from Portland. I mean the WHOLE DAY!!! The traffic going past Olympia was slow but doable. It never stopped completely. Though we stopped at every Rest Stop. There was a combined 215 years of weak bladder in our car alone. Only 158 in Bro Steve,s car. I rode with the lovely Lisa until the first rest stop 44 miles north of Vancouver Washington then we let the Birthday Twins ride together. It's also where I apologized to Bro Steve for being a jerk. I seriously overeacted and feel like a complete asshole. I hope we are good now. I was out of line and was truly sorry. So with Papa Dawg and Joan of Montague as my road companions I took the wheel of Otto and pointed him north towards Canada.

The Horvat kids

      The time just flew by. Driving time that is. It seems that there is about one hour of driving between every rest stop. There was a lot of congestion at every major town. Olympia we crawled but never stopped. We could see the Cupola on the capitol building from the interstate for about 10 minutes! By the time we got past Olympia we were still 50 miles from the next rest stop. Bladders hold on! We pulled up to the next rest stop and I hit the ground at a trot. Papa Dawg and Joan are great to travel with Papa Dawg is smart and tries to be funny but he keeps blowing the setups to his jokes. It's all right I just fill in the parts he leaves out. Joan of Montague just sits in the back throws out one liners and laughs a lot.
       We took the better part of 30 minutes to get past Tacoma and then almost immediately hit the Seattle traffic. It was kind of cool to see the old Ranier Brewery. I did a lot of tours there when it was up and running. Half an hour tour of the plan then an hour in the tasting room. The good old days. It seemed to take a long time to get through Seattle.

Seattle slow down

That's only because it did. Bro Steve took the express lane. The line to get into the express lane was crawling while the regular traffic was moving along at a good clip. I stayed out of the express lane and moved quickly ahead of the other car. Right up until we passed the entrance to the express lane. Then it ground to a halt. We could see the express lane rolling along from the crawl we were doing in the regular lanes. Oh well. Papa Dawg and I were doing the crossword. He was reading me the clues and we did three puzzles before we got to Everett where we had Lunch/Dinner at Ivar's Fish and Chips. I've always liked Ivar's. And since I'm on vacation I'll eat what I want.

with Joan of Montague

 This was the first time at the one in Everett and it was just as good as the one on the pier. From there I gassed up Otto. Bro Steve, the lovely Lisa and Dr Dan pulled up and we pulled out of the drive along Chuckanut Drive. Papa Dawg and Joan of Montague had, had enough. We were going to be in the car for 9 or 10 hours by the time we got home. It was plenty even with the stops.

Papa Dawg, Crossword and Bro Steve

       We got to the border and the wait was only 10 minutes. I took the last exit to fill the tank at $2.55 a gallon it's about half the price of fuel at home. 17 dollars for fuel, a 12 of Miller Highlife and a free coffee for filling up. I turned towards the duty free so Papa Dawg and Joan of Montague could buy some wine. Both of the duty free stores at the Peace Arch were closed. Not unopen but shut down. I offered to drive them to the truck crossing but they just wanted to get home. So did I. We rolled into the driveway about 9:30 after a quick stop at the beer and wine store, tired and ready to call it a day10 hours after we left Portland. We were up talking until midnight and when I finally laid my head on the pillow, I was gone.

That's all I've got
Till next time
Peace out Y'all

P.S. I hoped that everything was going to be alright. I was mistaken. Some people are upset about my rant in yesterdays post. Some people think I crossed the line by talking about the events that happened between the family members. They feel I shouldn't have posted them on line. I hurt them. I am truly sorry. I was angry and upset and I believe when you write from your heart it comes out raw and real. I was trying to share the frustration and anger that I was feeling at the time with the readers of this blog. If I lie to you, I lie to myself. I was called selfish and uncaring and I accept that. This blog is about me, my relationship to the world around me and how the events that happen in my world make me feel. I never said that I was only going to write about Rainbows and Unicorns. I always have and always will continue to write about the things in my life. The good the bad and the ridiculous. I am sorry that I hurt some peoples feelings. I was just trying to relate my innermost thoughts and feelings. As you know you can't unring a bell. I could delete the post from my blog, then it wouldn't be true to me. I did remove a couple of lines that after a conversation with someone I love and respect seemed a little too much. I'm saddened by the reaction of some people, not because they're wrong but because my words made them feel that way. For every action there is a reaction and this was one I didn't see coming. I sat and read the blog with Papa Dawg, Joan of Montague and the lovely Lisa. I think I'm okay with them, but I've thought that before.
Peace out Y'all