Welcome in Salt Lake City :)
Hey guys ... once more I got internet access at a public library ... out of an hour only 36 minutes are left :) Yet I prepared some writing on the bus, for I had over 50 hours to spend ... :)
Before I left for my second trip it was time to say good bye to Yui, for she wouldn't be in Winnipeg anymore. Together with Lisa and Mark we celebrated my last night at the Earls; it was kind of sad for it also remembered me the night I had to say good bye to Shinya as well on how it will be at the end of July (my final leave-taking).
However, we spent a good time at the bar and after midnight I finally got home. I didn't feel well, for I had so much to do (preparations) and at the same time I was tired of the half marathon I ran the same day.
The half marathon was a very good experience. After a few hours of sleep I had to get off at 6 in the morning. Together with my roommates we all had decided to run the half marathon; so we had to get ready early (my roommate bet me, I thought I was late coming home at 2 am, yet I think it was even after 2:30 am as he arrived *smile*). It was a rainy day; however, this was the perfect weather condition for it keeps your body cool.
It was surprising to see thousands of people on a early Sunday morning ... all willing to run a half or even a full marathon. During the first few kilometres I wasn't able to run fast for there was such a crowd. Yet, it made me feel good to pass lots of people ... it really motivates to keep a faster pace. It was also amazing to see all the people along the street cheering up the runners. Some even distributed beer (for free!), others served pieces of fruit, ice or also water.
The half marathon went over good so far and I had no problems during my first fifteen kilometres. Unfortunately my right knee started hurting and I had to fight against myself in order to keep running. Especially, the last 2 km were very hard ... after 1:55:06 I was happy to have finished my first half marathon (something more than 21 km).
But back to that night ... I was tired and I wasn't prepared neither had I cleaned my room. I was upset that I had to do all that stuff at the last moment in time. Finally around 04:45 am I was done and I just had a bit more than one hour to get a rest. I also didn't sleep well and was pissed off to go alone (to my upcoming trip). At this point in time I would have preferred to cancel the entire trip; but that wouldn't have make sense for everything was already organized (and I was just to tired to think logically).
After I had a shower and I finallz was ready to leave I felt better. My roommate oferred me a ride to the Greyhound Bus Terminal. Lots of people told me lots of stories about Greyhound and I got curious the know the truth :) So my fears (about the trip) were gone fast and I got excited.
As I talked to the Grezhound employee he got kind of excited about my long journey to Salt Lake City (50 hours trip (including breaks) and over 3400 km long). On that journez I had to pass Grand Forks, Fargo, Sioux Falls, Omaha, Kansas City, Denver and so on ...
During my ride to Kansas City I had the opportunity to talk to some guys on the bus. I met two girls, who headed towards Texas and I also talked to a black guy who moved from Fargo to Omaha. He got kicked out by his parents two days ago for he had to deal with the police (under legal age alcohol consumption). He already went to jail (because of booze?) and also had a kid. Finally he was unemployed ... all that with only 19 years of age ... made me feel kind of sad to see differences of lifes and opportunities that different people face ...
After Kansas City I met some other funny guys who had to travel for as long as I did too. One came from North Dakota and headed towards Las Vegas, another came from New Orleans and traveled as well to Salt Lake City. He told us bad stories about New Orleans (people lost all their belongings they ever worked for, still lots of crime there, ...), yet was pretty happy to get back to Salt Lake City and to enjoy holiday for a while.
In a small town we suddenly didn't have any bus driver, for the 'take over' driver (what's the right word?) didn't show up. So we waited in the nowhere until we got a new driver (after around 2 and a half hours) ... yet I had a previewed break in Denver of 7 hours and thus it didn't bother me. The same night I had the opportunity to visit Denver for a couple of hours (nice downtown area!) before I finally had to take the last bus that drove me overnight to Salt Lake City.
More stories about Salt Lake City on my next post ... feel free to write any comments ... so far you can feel proud if you read this huge post ... and it would make me feel better in order I knew that someone studied my blog :)
Hello from Salt Lake City ...
Before I left for my second trip it was time to say good bye to Yui, for she wouldn't be in Winnipeg anymore. Together with Lisa and Mark we celebrated my last night at the Earls; it was kind of sad for it also remembered me the night I had to say good bye to Shinya as well on how it will be at the end of July (my final leave-taking).
However, we spent a good time at the bar and after midnight I finally got home. I didn't feel well, for I had so much to do (preparations) and at the same time I was tired of the half marathon I ran the same day.
The half marathon was a very good experience. After a few hours of sleep I had to get off at 6 in the morning. Together with my roommates we all had decided to run the half marathon; so we had to get ready early (my roommate bet me, I thought I was late coming home at 2 am, yet I think it was even after 2:30 am as he arrived *smile*). It was a rainy day; however, this was the perfect weather condition for it keeps your body cool.
It was surprising to see thousands of people on a early Sunday morning ... all willing to run a half or even a full marathon. During the first few kilometres I wasn't able to run fast for there was such a crowd. Yet, it made me feel good to pass lots of people ... it really motivates to keep a faster pace. It was also amazing to see all the people along the street cheering up the runners. Some even distributed beer (for free!), others served pieces of fruit, ice or also water.
The half marathon went over good so far and I had no problems during my first fifteen kilometres. Unfortunately my right knee started hurting and I had to fight against myself in order to keep running. Especially, the last 2 km were very hard ... after 1:55:06 I was happy to have finished my first half marathon (something more than 21 km).
But back to that night ... I was tired and I wasn't prepared neither had I cleaned my room. I was upset that I had to do all that stuff at the last moment in time. Finally around 04:45 am I was done and I just had a bit more than one hour to get a rest. I also didn't sleep well and was pissed off to go alone (to my upcoming trip). At this point in time I would have preferred to cancel the entire trip; but that wouldn't have make sense for everything was already organized (and I was just to tired to think logically).
After I had a shower and I finallz was ready to leave I felt better. My roommate oferred me a ride to the Greyhound Bus Terminal. Lots of people told me lots of stories about Greyhound and I got curious the know the truth :) So my fears (about the trip) were gone fast and I got excited.
As I talked to the Grezhound employee he got kind of excited about my long journey to Salt Lake City (50 hours trip (including breaks) and over 3400 km long). On that journez I had to pass Grand Forks, Fargo, Sioux Falls, Omaha, Kansas City, Denver and so on ...
During my ride to Kansas City I had the opportunity to talk to some guys on the bus. I met two girls, who headed towards Texas and I also talked to a black guy who moved from Fargo to Omaha. He got kicked out by his parents two days ago for he had to deal with the police (under legal age alcohol consumption). He already went to jail (because of booze?) and also had a kid. Finally he was unemployed ... all that with only 19 years of age ... made me feel kind of sad to see differences of lifes and opportunities that different people face ...
After Kansas City I met some other funny guys who had to travel for as long as I did too. One came from North Dakota and headed towards Las Vegas, another came from New Orleans and traveled as well to Salt Lake City. He told us bad stories about New Orleans (people lost all their belongings they ever worked for, still lots of crime there, ...), yet was pretty happy to get back to Salt Lake City and to enjoy holiday for a while.
In a small town we suddenly didn't have any bus driver, for the 'take over' driver (what's the right word?) didn't show up. So we waited in the nowhere until we got a new driver (after around 2 and a half hours) ... yet I had a previewed break in Denver of 7 hours and thus it didn't bother me. The same night I had the opportunity to visit Denver for a couple of hours (nice downtown area!) before I finally had to take the last bus that drove me overnight to Salt Lake City.
More stories about Salt Lake City on my next post ... feel free to write any comments ... so far you can feel proud if you read this huge post ... and it would make me feel better in order I knew that someone studied my blog :)
Hello from Salt Lake City ...
posted by Alain at 19:47
1 Comments:
Hello Alain,
good to hear your greyhound anecdotes... Travelling is fun with greyhound I hope :) You'll meet a lot of different people from different walks of life and backgrounds... really funny!
Anyways, at least you get a feel of the different sectors of society and have a real viewpoint of rural conservative america. I'm surprised you are having your journey in the central plains and passing through Kansan etc. Its like the prairies of the US I think.
tty.
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