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graye, spicyeggplant, malahat, and crew,
Like, what should I bring?
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wideathtrip), camping supplies, and clothing. What's the dress code for the time spent there? I want to hit one of the ``finest sushi in the world'' joints, and otherwise see what the area has to offer. Barring any crazy place like the Safehouse where I should dress in a particular way, what's the norm? Camping, obviously, I can dress down for.
What else should I bring along?
jenniever, what's the dress code for our side of the border? I know you've got relatives and friends and all these random people we're staying with/visiting/whatever. Will they drag us out to black-tie affairs? Should I bring my shiny fancy proper shoes at all? What's the dress code for the Microsoft campus? I think one of my suits needs dry cleaned.
Is there anything from this location, the center of the universe, that people might want exported by hand? Bagels and pork roll won't make it to Vancouver, much less Victoria.
graye, spicyeggplant, malahat, and crew,Like, what should I bring?
Obviously I should grab some toiletries (plenty of contacts this time unlike
wideathtrip), camping supplies, and clothing. What's the dress code for the time spent there? I want to hit one of the ``finest sushi in the world'' joints, and otherwise see what the area has to offer. Barring any crazy place like the Safehouse where I should dress in a particular way, what's the norm? Camping, obviously, I can dress down for.What else should I bring along?
jenniever, what's the dress code for our side of the border? I know you've got relatives and friends and all these random people we're staying with/visiting/whatever. Will they drag us out to black-tie affairs? Should I bring my shiny fancy proper shoes at all? What's the dress code for the Microsoft campus? I think one of my suits needs dry cleaned.Is there anything from this location, the center of the universe, that people might want exported by hand? Bagels and pork roll won't make it to Vancouver, much less Victoria.
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For camping, be sure to bring comfortable clothes, suitable for drinking.
As for shit like finest sushi in the world joints, best I can recommend is dressy/casual.
Goddamn it, now I have to think about this. I'm relying on
Normally I just wear burlap and dress in rags.
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Band shirts and shorts it is!
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Your contact information would be handy.
I've got your cell number from
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In order for us to complete our pilgrimage to Victoria in order to stand in awe of you, we need directions from the Anacortes ferry to your place of residence.
Also, shall we book pre-camping camping? Or might you have a couch we could borrow? Either way, we will have a car the entire time we'll be there. Also, also, is there a camping (or painting) store nearby where we might purchase a cheap plastic tarp for below our tent? I have yet to do that and I don't know that I'll have time before we head out.
I'll probably have more questions. Also, I'm terribly giddy for all of this.
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Hon, I just spent $80-$100 CDN on a new sleeping bag for you. Are you sure you don't like camping?
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We'll talk tomorrow.
Sorry, I'm used to having to always be super-careful with money, so that seems a big high for me when there's camping and we have a tent. I'm getting the AAA (or, in this case, CAA) guides (Camping and Regular) tomorrow before work. We can price things out after that. I think I can get a much better price than that, though, and still get us a nice bed and maybe a pool and no fear of Canadian Bed Lice. I'm good, man. I'm real good.
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I trust you can get a better price, that price was from two minutes of looking.
I also really want to see the gardens.
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Unless you really want British Columbia compared to Wisconsin.
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Visiting Microsoft campus? That's pretty cool. :) I've wanted to go there for years. You'll have to proffer a full report of amenities, atmosphere and how hard Gates laughs upon mention of Longhorn.
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While this is a family connection, she's got the ability to swing backstage access and the like at events, and has done so in the past.
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The people we are visiting are the people who taught me how to survive on a river for three days without ever seeing civilisation. They only thing they will require of you is a sturdy pair of boots and a swimsuit. And your sense of humour.
I purchased a sleeping bag for you because I didn't have a second. I hope that's ok. It should come today or tomorrow. You can take a look.
Also: Tonight I'd like to make an appointment with you to make packing lists, go over luggage, set up my tent, review the itinerary and google at finances.
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Other than watching two episodes of Deep Space 9, I'm free tonight.
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birkenstocks and sushi
You will, of course, be required to wear birkenstocks with wool socks the entire length of your stay. Anything else would be incredibly offensive to the locals.
Victoria is exceedingly casual for dress. The sushi joint I was thinking of is a bit on the shabby side, but makes what seems to be some of the best sushi in town at a decent price. And they have a Chirashi bowl on the menu, which I believe I've heard you go on about before.
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Sounds like I'll be sticking to my usual slacks/shorts/t-shirts while up there. For camping, I was planning on bringing a light windbreaker and my thick trenchcoat with zip-out lining.
And yes, thank you, I'm a huge fan of Chirashi. Chirashi and all you can eat joints make
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Do not, under any circumstances, go to Yokohama in Victoria.
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To see a uniform like that, I'd trek hours out of the way.
What's wrong with Yokohama? Service? Food? Surly anti-Yankee resentment?
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But tell me about Yokohama.
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Looks like it only leaves twice per day - might want to see how far in advance you need to get there to get on it. Mike and I ran into that problem taking the Coho Ferry from Victoria to Port Angeles on the Olympic peninsula - we thought being there a couple hours in advance would've been good enough, but we really should've been there about 4 hours in advance.
The ferry from Vancouver, or more accurately Tsawwassen, isn't too bad when it doesn't break down (happened the last time we went up but we were told they're usually reliable). They also run more frequently, especially in the summer, so if you were to miss the Anacortes one, that'd still be an option for getting to the island.
Okay, Yokohama just plain sucked. Apparently it used to be really good but in the past few years just declined in quality. The food was about on par with stuff you can get for about $5 from a food vendor cart on the street, but was a lot more expensive than that. The place looked like it could use a good cleaning, too. Not worth going at all.
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We might still do Vancouver as a side trip, but not as where we're ferrying out from.
I'm assuming that the place
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You may be going to the Japanese Village restaurant which I think is widely regarded as one of the best, if not the best, Japanese restaurant in Victoria. I'd have to agree with that.
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I hope that's the one. If not, I might just try the Village as well while there.
Any places you recommend we check out while there? I know we're mostly going to be camping, and we're friends with tons of locals, but sometimes locals take certain things for granted that tourists really enjoy seeing. Like sightseeing in NYC with relatives, I forget that not everyone's been to St. John the Unfinished.
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The Royal London Wax Museum is also supposed to be really neat but we haven't gotten there yet.
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Thanks!
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Things are well with me, if a bit busy at times.