The Journey: Off to the theatre

Well after that great rafting adventure its good to be on dry land! I figured that now was as good a time as any to find myself a new bike. I was in the land of outdoorsy people (isn't that true of everywhere I have been?) So off I went in search of the perfect used bike. Who could ask for more?? :)

So I found it, Bikes 2 Boards, they had a full selection of used, rusted pieces out back. Excellent!! I looked around and didn't see what I wanted, then the guy helping me offered me this red trek frame that he could fix up. I said yes and came back in a few hours to try it out. It was pretty good, considering what it has been through. So I purchased some items to spiff it up a bit and would return the next day to pick it up.

Of course a day later was a little soon for the laid back bicycle men, but we worked it out! So in the end, I have a bike again! of course I made sure to shop around and find a few locks to help me keep it a little more secure (thank you to Walmart and Home Depot) now I think I am ready for the road! What do you all think????

Yeah I think that the orange 7ft chain ought to cover it!

The following evening was a little going away party for one of Shana's friends. I was able to hang with some local 'outdoorsy' folk and learn about corn shucking races and feverishly collecting earwigs in a cup! (courtesy of the corn shucking!) The cake was delicious! I also met someone in need of a ride to Seattle, so who knows maybe we will work something out...I'm sure her stuff would fit?!

It was also the night I would be moving locations to stay with Niffer and Luke, my new newly wed Jews!! Everyone should have some, they are too much fun! They were wonderful hosts complete with bedding (goodbye sleeping bag!) and black out shades...I could sleep all day!! :)

My last night there we all went to volunteer at the Shakespeare theatre so we could picnic at the theatre and see a play. It was tons of fun being a bouncer getting to hang with Niffer and stop anyone from 'rushing' the stage. We were also in charge of making sure no one took any pictures of the stage, the setup was basically copyrighted. So the only pictures allowed were those facing away from the stage. Ha! I chatted up the locals around us who paid an ungodly amount to have a front row seat, not to mention the folks who dropped $360 for a table of 5 to watch the show. The people came with wine, glasses (no plastic here!), sushi, brownies, salads, steak and chicken! It was impressive!

The play was alright, I preferred the part where I enjoyed french bread, goat cheese, grapes and wine....ahhh the good life! Oh yeah and the part at the end where we picked up trash and i socialized with the people as they left, it was a lot of fun! So here are some pictures of us all, of course all pictures are facing AWAY from the stage! :)