Monday, 9/8 - Seattle (Last Day)

Day 14

We woke up early to drop Lisa's stuff off at Couch Surfer Dave's place, which was conveniently only a few blocks away. Attempting to scale down her load, Lisa decided to leave the hula hoop that had made the journey with us in the corner of the parking lot for someone to find. Fortunately she later salvaged it.
The guy had a pretty nice studio that sort of screamed "bachelor pad" - black leather sofa, lots of wine, giant flat-screen TV.. also a nice new-looking kitchen. His bedroom was semi-private at least. He seemed like a fairly harmless computer geek.

We went back to Kim's and had some breakfast, and I repacked my things while we watched an episode of Curb Your Enthusiasm On Demand. Poor Clyde hid behind Kim's bed the whole time.
We heated up some of the Bo Kong leftovers for an early lunch, but as expected, it didn't taste quite right after having gone so long out of refrigeration. I figured it probably wasn't worth the risk of making myself sick right before a 14-hour plane ride.

I had a few hours before I had to leave for the airport, but we had to rush out to return the car by noon. We chatted with a nice Hispanic guy that worked there who happened to be from Berwyn and talked our ears off about some Italian restaurant in Chicago's Chinatown where Al Capone used to hang out.
Since we had some time to kill and were unfulfilled by the leftovers, we headed back to Pike Market yet again for some more fruit and to try some Piroshki, Piroshki. After laying out in the park a while, it came time to head to the airport. As we walked back through the market, Lisa bought me a giant sunflower as a parting gift and stuck in on my giant backpack. Sadly I couldn't take it through customs with me.
She accompanied me on the bus, where we snacked on the remaining Cow Chip crumbs I still had. Despite my excitement for my adventure ahead, it was bittersweet leaving - facing the end of our first adventure, saying our goodbyes, knowing I'd be on my own for the next six weeks...But I couldn't have asked for a better trip. Just more time.