The Phallic Road Trip

Hanging out at Andrea’s right now, getting ready to go out and see some of Seattle.

We got in yesterday at around 5:30, just as Andrea was getting off of work. We picked up two of her friends – James and Sheena – and headed into Belltown, where there are a lot of bars and restaurants, for dinner and drinks.

We ran just about the same gamut of places as we did in Calgary, going out to a lot of awesome places and having a great time; Andrea and her friends have been great hosts. Another friend of mine, Andrew, met us for a couple of drinks before heading back to the suburbs.

Can’t remember the names of all the places we went, but do remember our last stop: Cowgirls. We didn’t make it to Cowboys in Calgary, so it was fitting that we went here. James, Andrea and I each rode the mechanical bull — a painful first for me. We all did rounds of PBR and even saw some of the Washington Nationals players — including Jon Rauch, their closer, whom John briefly spoke with.

Afterwards, we headed to a place called Beth’s Cafe, famous for its 12-egg omelette. Justin went for the kill, and managed to eat around three-quarters of it, throwing in the towel just short of completion. The rest of us had much more modest plates.

Got back here at around 4 in the morning and got some sleep for today. We’ll probably meet some of Andrea’s friends near the Pike Place Market and take it from there. Our game is at 7, and there is apparently a good restaurant to go to beforehand, so we’ll check that out.

Not sure what time we’ll head out tomorrow, but we have plenty of time to make it down to San Francisco. Originally, we were going to see a game here in Seattle tomorrow, but chose today to give us more time. The only places we’ve designated as stops so far are Portland and the National Redwood Forest in northern California.

Still a little full from late-night breakfast, but time to go grab lunch.