Oak Harbor to Anacortes to Lopez Island, WA
Saturday August 22, 2009
6:27am I just woke up in this empty lot I found last night. I slept alright.
6:44am Up and at 'em, leaving. I'll take pictures. I'm going to wander over to the bus terminal.
8:00am The bus came. While I was waiting for it I went across the street to the Flintstones Park and tagged my website on the bench. I also went in the bathroom and took a shit and right when I got out the bus was there.
Listener on the bus
I'm going to aim for Marches Point to see if I can get to the islands today.
8:58am I had a good presentation with Jenny on the bus. I took her picture. Hell yeah, I'm talking to everybody.
9:10am I just got to the ferry terminal in Anacortes.
9:16am Weird, somebody had told me the ferry was free, but I need $13.50 to get to Lopez Island. Hmm.
9:23am I don't know how I am going to manifest these thirteen dollars to get on the ferry. Hmm, I wonder how long it will take for somebody to tell me shit about asking people for spare change for the ferry. Please LOVE, mobilize me.
9:29am Jessica was nice enough to give me a dollar for the ferry. I really appreciate it, Jessica. Everybody gets credit.
9:33am Carrie is helping me out with some change for the ferry.
9:53am Whoa! I just got a twenty dollar bill! This lady Karen walked up and I asked her if she could spare some change for the ferry. Actually, I noticed she noticed my shirt and offered her my website first. I asked her if she could spare any change for the ferry and she said sure and reached into her purse and handed me a twenty. I logged her generosity and she said, "I think I understand." Thank you so much, Karen! Lopez Island here I come! Thanks for mobilizing me, Karen. Right before I had made a prayer to love it and it was answered.
Walking to ferry
10:03am I am on board. I'll take lots of pictures. Karen from earlier. Ocean shots, island shots, sea, getting closer
Cars, Kaleetan, ocean shots, side of ferry, cars again
11:02am We are at Lopez Island.
11:07am Just stepped onto the island. Looking back
11:17am Walking up Ferry Road about to pass Hilltop Way.
11:33am I just walked up to a big map. I'll aim for the library. I'll walk Ferry Road and take a right on, shit I can't tell what that street is, but then turn left on Fisherman's Bay.
11:58am In no-time, I wasn't sure where I was or how far away I was from anything, but Sebastian just pulled over for me. He drives the resort bus. I appreciate it, brother. Everybody gets credit.
European girl I told my story to
1:56pm I got dropped off at the library and went inside and checked my email. Then I walked out and made my way to the market here to buy some cigarettes. A nice farmer's market was going on. I actually paid $6.25 for a pouch of Buglers. Geez. I went and sat down at a bench by the showers/bathroom across the street from the market and spotted a pretty girl. I had a great presentation with Quill. Thanks for listening Quill.
I had an awesome presentation with Tucker and his friends at the market. He had to go back to work though, but he listened to me.
2:35pm I hung out in front of the market for a little bit. I plastered the bulletin board with havethisbook.coms.
4:10pm Almost time. I had a great presentation with Tyler, Tim, Andrew and Chris. You guys will be on there when I update it.
I had a badass presentation with these kids riding skateboards. They told me they were about to score some weed and they would smoke me out. They told me to meet them at the public beach nearby.
4:36pm I had a superb presentation with Richard at the top of the stairs down to the small beach. He listened great. First he commented on my external frame pack. I told him it was as old as I am. He listened great. Thanks for listening. I'm still waiting for the skater kids.
4:50pm Look up Chris Hedges, suggested by Richard. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chris_Hedges
Water, beach, again
5:39pm The skater kids came back and they brought me a sandwich! You guys are early.
8:00pm Dude, I just got smoked out rowdy. After they scored the sack we walked to this trail and sat down and toked. Once I was all high I jumped right in with my stories and everybody listened perfectly. Not one single interruption. They were asking for more. We walked to this wooden platform nearby and smoked some more and I told even more stories. One of them did a back-flip and I took a picture of it. I told them my Brewster County Jail story. They just loved my stories. One told me, "Thanks for giving us something to do." 15, 16 and 18 year old kids. The kids are taking over soon! Now I'm going to go hang out in front of the market again. Oh yeah, they let me fill my bag with ice there earlier.
Weeks Wetland Preserve, that's where we went to smoke.
8:31pm Umm, I was considering walking back to where the ferry comes. Everything is closed right now and there's nobody to tell my story to. It was cool how those kids smoked me out. I just walked by Lopez Center, the skatepark here. There was one dude skateboarding so I trudged all my bags to a picnic table and sat down, hoping he would maybe stop skating and tell me hello or something. He never did. Then these two other dudes walked by and asked if they could take my picture, but afterwards they just kept walking. So I am taking those as signs to skip the island. I'll go find some place to crash near where the ferry comes and ride back to Anacortes first thing tomorrow morning. I've got some red hot Cheetos in my bag to eat. Some dude gave them to me in Bellingham the day I left. Tomorrow I'll ride the ferry back and then head East finally.
Be sure to add "free hugs and/or breast exams" as a keyword, metatag for my website.
9:08pm I just found my campspot in the woods right where the road turns left. At first I thought there was a barbwire fence, but I just walked through and there's not. I found a good spot behind a tree.
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