Vrbo to Kettlebility gym and back again. About a 30-minute ride one way.
The SFB Certification weekend is over, and it turned out like I thought it would. I passed the strict tactical pullup test and the teaching test, but still need to work on my one arm pushup and pistol squat, and they give us another six months to complete those requirements. The reason I’m out here in Seattle on my motorcycle is now finished, and the rest of the trip should be icing on the cake. Hopefully.
I was called out of the SFB class for a few minutes this morning when Lenny Rennalls stopped by to say hi! We haven’t seen each other since the summer of 1991(?) when she stopped at my parent’s house in South Dakota as she was relocating to Seattle from Michigan. We met in the Army and have been in and out of touch since then, sometimes more, sometimes less, but then we reconnected via the technological marvel that is Facebook. Our reunion today was far too brief, but it was good to see her again. ?
It’s raining now in Seattle, which you might expect, except they’ve had an uncharacteristically dry summer from what I hear. But I suppose a motorcycle trip to Seattle wouldn’t be complete without riding in the rain at least once. ?
FYI, Seattle has very well marked streets, crosswalks, bike lanes, etc., and when it rains those pavement markings are really slick. So be careful out there!
It looks like it’s going to be raining until Wednesday at this point, all down the coast into northern California. Hmm. I had thought about stopping by Mt. Ranier, Mt. St. Helens, and Crater Lake, but if it’s raining and the cloud cover is low, I probably wouldn’t see much in those areas.
So now I’m thinking get over to Highway 101 and cruise down the coast until I’m out of the rain, which may take a couple days. I’m planning a stop along the way to see Amy’s brother Quentin and his family in Medford, Oregon, and install an air filter that Amy forwarded to their house since it arrived a few hours after I left Spearfish.
I’m also thinking I might be hotelling it at least one night to avoid the whole camping-in-the-rain thing, and get out of the rain that much sooner.
Stay tuned!