Cross Country Tour From Va To Seattle!

Steve63130 · August 7, 2015

Sounds like you're having a lot of fun and that's what vacation is all about! Keep up the pace. But be careful not to overdo it and get a blister. It will ruin your day and the next couple of days, too. Don't ask me how I know that.

Steve

bss · August 8, 2015

I got the chance to meet LuvyourShoes in Seattle. We chatted with some beers and garlic fries at Gordon Biersch, then we had a shake at Johnny Rockets. It was great meeting LuvyourShoes. If he happens to be traveling into your area, go and meet him. He is a really nice guy with a big kind heart.

Steve63130 · August 8, 2015

BSS,

Thanks for the endorsement. I'll look forward to the chance to meet him if our paths cross in the future.

Steve

LuvyourShoes · August 9, 2015

You guys are awesome! I'm on the Greyhound back to Richmond after a long day of flights. I'll give a major update from the trip plus some shoe pics from the past few days.

Thanks for helping me make a wonderful trip, and special thanks to BSS for his time and hospitality in the Seattle area. He made the trip even more fun!

Expect an update tomorrow!

LuvyourShoes · August 11, 2015

Some pics! From phone... sorry for the awkward orientation.

I really did have an amazing trip guys... I can't tell you how amazing it was to just be free of knowing anyone, and just being myself with no masks or self-imposed expectations. I was a guy wearing what I wanted to wear (for the most part) and enjoying the city.

I told you about my first full day out and about, and that was a lot of fun. The second full day was a bit of an adventure. I had to go to Tacoma on personal business, but I still was able to wear what I wanted. I borrowed a long, dark red cardigan/duster from my wife (without her knowledge... lol. I put it back) and decided to put it together with a slim grey vneck tshirt, some nice fitted blue jeans and some high heel clogs (which I absolutely adore). I feel like this look is 100% me. It's how I feel inside... fun, breezy, a bit on the hippie side, and a bit flirty. Sorry, no pics today though.

I hopped on a bus to get to the light rail, then on the light rail to get to the airport. From the airport, I caught a bus which took me all the way to Tacoma, and then from there, another two buses to get to my destination. Along the way, I met people, chatted, and enjoyed good times, and no one cared about what I was wearing. I wasn't too far out of the ordinary, so it really didn't surprise me that no one noticed my attire. I think the stigmas I imposed on myself were a bit more far fetched than I thought.

On the way back, I found out that a lot of the buses stop running around 9pm... which left me very far from where I needed to be! The last bus back to Seattle was coming at 10:15, which meant that I needed to get a move on or I'd be spending the night in Tacoma! I took off my clogs and put on a pair of brown stretchy flats with a cute bow and pendant on top and set out to make it before the bus left! It was a little over two miles from where I was to the bus stop! Multiple cars passed, and the sun set slowly (strange that it was still light out at 9pm) to give way to darkness as I walked through multiple neighborhoods to get to the stop. One thing I definitely noticed in Washington State... people leave their doors open alot... I mean wide open! It boggled my mind... I have never seen this many wide open doors and windows in my life. Someone explained to me that the heat gets unbearable so people do it to keep cool, but I didn't imagine it to be this widespread!

I made it to the bus stop with about 10 minutes to spare. It was an exhilarating adventure, and I was happy that I made it! The ride back on the bus and light rail were not very interesting, but that's a good thing. I was just a guy in flats enjoying my evening ride home.

I'll tell about the last day in another entry.

Enjoy your day!