Today will be the start of my 4 Corners Ride. I'll have 21 days to
finish it (well, I really have 22 because it will be tomorrow's
postmark). I simply have to get back to Blaine and mail my gas
receipt at their post office at 5 PM. So, I've got some time to kill.
I started by showering and doing laundry. I then had a KOA breakfast
of "all you can eat" pancakes for three dollars. Then, I left for
Seattle and the Klondike Gold Rush Museum. That was in downtown
Seattle and I hate their traffic. At least as a motorcycle, I can
take the HOV lanes and make it simpler. I found the place (with the
help of the GPS) and got my NPS stamp. After seeing the museum, I
then headed north toward Blaine. I got off in Lynwood to find a
library and gas. I also got a haircut there. The library didn't
allow me to upload photos so I've still not done that.
I then got the final AMA Tom Tom site in Seattle and another road on
the AMA Roads tour.
Then, I found a bank to exchange my Canadian Currency for American and
a WalMart so I could change the oil in the motorcycle.
I did learn something about changing oil at WalMart. They do take the
used oil back but don't tell them you changed it while you were in
their parking lot; they get sore about that. I also forgot to put the
cap back on the motorcycle where the oil goes in and when I started
the bike, it spewed out a stream much like a whale spout. I had oil
all on the side of the bike and on the 'stich's leg. I wiped up what
I could and turned north.
All this took until about 1 PM. It was an hour to Blaine so I decided
to wash the 'stich while waiting for the postoffice to get the mail
the last time. In the laundry I met another biker and we chatted
about my ride and rides he's done. He's heading to Sturgis tomorrow.
Unfortunately, the dryer broke one of my zipper pulls on the left cuff
of the 'stich so I've got to find a key chain to replace the pull
sometime. Perhaps tomorrow at Mt. St. Helens...
I mailed my letter right after the man emptied the outside mailbox.
He asked if he could take it for me but I told him I wanted it to be
postmarked tomorrow so he went on. I then got on the bike and rode
the 2 hours back to the KOA. They told me to expect about 1.5 hours
to Mt. Ranier so I should pull out of here about 7:30.
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Todd Ryan; Hudson, MA
Westborough HS Science Teacher
MSF RiderCoach
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