Calling all captains!

Yes, I do realize that it has been almost a month since my last post... settle down. I spent the last week of April in Olympia babysitting my favorite dogs, and just recently bought my new monthly bus pass. So I am ready to travel amongst the crazies again!

And the fun started today. This experience was actually pretty plesant and not one of my normal rants and insane stories. I was waiting at the bus stop (Route #8, see first post) after the gym when two gentlemen, who were clearly not from around here, found the bus stop and opted not to climb the hill on foot (wise decision). After glancing at the other patron waiting at the stop, they came over to me and asked when the bus would be coming. Having just checked the time, I told them that it would be 6-7 mins if the bus was running on time (which it almost never is). They thanked me and began their wait a few feet away from me.

After one of the men received a call on his phone, the other inched his way back over to me and started chatting. He commented on the weather (of course, anyone who's been to Seattle can't help themselves) and mentioned he was from California (hell yea). So we chatted about his visit; he was with a group of tugboat captains. Sweet. I of course had to say, "well, you might not believe this, but my mom actually has a tugboat... its in our backyard right now but she's hoping to get it ready to put in Santa Cruz harbor". He laughed. He said their schedule mainly consists of some class from 4pm- midnight, so they had the whole day to go exploring, and of course, go drinking after class. They had been to Ozzies and Pesos the night before, had a blast and decided they are going back tonight for Cinco de Mayo.

He then mentioned that they were on their way to check out REI. Well, for those of you who are familiar with its location, it is only a couple of blocks from my gym, AND this bus stop. I quickly told them that they didn't need to take the bus and gave them directions to get there. Had they gotten on the bus they would have completely missed it, so I felt good that I saved them that trouble. They thanked me with an invitation to join them for the festivities tonight, haha! I politely laughed and said "Oh yeah, maybe" with a shrug of my shoulders, knowing that I probably won't but was entertained by the notion nonetheless. They walked off and I finished my wait for my ride.

The actual ride was uneventful but I didn't hestitate to call my mom and tell her the story... being a tugboat captain herself, I knew she'd be proud. Aye aye Mom! TOOT TOOT!!