one last thing before I quit

Day Five saw us start of the day by going for a nice long walk. Well, it wasn't supposed to be as long as it was. We got a little lost. But it was nice out, so all was good. We ventured out to the Olympic Sculpture Park and spent over an hour walking around the different pieces of art, and then spending some time right off the coast, sitting on some rocks. It was nice and relaxing.

We then continued walking along the docks and stopped in for a quite fish & chips at a little shop. It was very delicious. The fish just melted in our mouths. Tasty!

Then we realized that we had a big problem with one of our other scheduled activities. Before leaving for the trip, we had bought tickets to see Doves play at the Crocodile Cafe. Our only option for ticket delivery, was to have them shipped through Canada Post. But we never got our tickets. We just assumed that we'd then be able to go to the Croc and pick up our tickets there, with our confirmation code. But nope. They aren't a Ticketmaster. Ugh. So we waited til the box office opened up, but they were all sold out. It sucked.

So we decided to go to this little place called Shorty's, which was a couple buildings down from the Croc. To sum it up, they've got a patio outside, a few booths inside and then a bunch of pinball and arcade machines. They also feature a variety of styles of hot dogs. You basically get to grab a beer and a dog, then go spend some quarters. It was a nice change from the usual tourist places we've stumbled on.

After our 'supper', we discussed further options, and decided to go to a Sasquatch! Festival poster gallery. We hit up a cab, and ventured across to a different neighbourhood. We thought we knew where we were going but I guess we didn't. We couldn't figure out where this gallery was, so we just walked around the area, looking for posters or anything that'd help. We ended up finding the statue of Jimi Hendrix that's outside of a record shop, so we took a couple quick snaps and continued on. We made our way to a shoppe called Molly Moon's Homemade Ice Cream. Knowing two things, one being that they were a little sponsor of the poster show, and two, that they had some of the best ice cream in the entire US, we stopped in. And I have to say, it was unbelievably delicious ice cream! It was very tasteful and so fresh. The waffle cone was also crazy delicious. Anywho, they sent us in the right direction, and we finally made it. Turns out we were at the right corner when we first got there, but the place had no signage and was in the shadier part of the street.

The gallery was moderately full, but there was a lot to see. A bunch of artists were asked to create their own gig poster for a different band, and there were some fantastic ones. We walked around looking at everything, then ended up taking pictures of a bunch of them, to share with our peers when we get back to work. It was a nice, relaxing evening of art.

Following the gallery, we quickly went to the record shop with the Hendrix statue in front and spent a few minutes looking through the vinyl. All I ended up buying was a Van Halen album, Diver Down, for just $3. It's one of my favorites. Day five was a very nice day.