So I guess it’s been long time, no post. We did get in to Seattle, after a glorious final piece of the ride, and proceeded to spend three weeks in the neighborhoods, on the beach, and cozied up in real beds. Now I’m back at school, and Rhiannon’s on her way, so I decided I really should post those pictures.
They’re on Photobucket, under kt_harrison, or right here.
Now that I’m back at Yale everyone’s doing the “how’s your summer?” thing, and it’s a constant reminder that my summer was AWESOME. This trip was some of the most fun I’ve ever had, and certainly the longest continuous amount of fun. I’m not sure what the best part was, but certainly the most constantly surprising thing was the people we met: tons of incredibly nice people who made it possible for us to travel for almost no money by giving us their lawns to camp on, food to eat, hours of personal and political conversation, and space in their homes. That’s not to mention the really great people we biked with, who were all really great and very quickly felt like real friends. We ate lots of amazing food (as well as lots of food that was pretty mediocre but nevertheless tasted amazing), felt really strong, got rained on and sunburned (sometimes on the same day), fixed a dozen flats, analyzed the patriarchy, climbed two major mountain ranges, got to know each other really well (developing, meanwhile, our own distinctive Katie & Rhiannon argot), and spent all summer outside. It was totally great.
Thanks to everyone for staying in touch! That was great too!
Boston to Seattle or Bust 