Tuesday 10th March

Writing this from the hotel room in Seattle, off to bed shortly after over 24 hours of travelling. Our original routing from Philadelphia to Chicago was changed from Philly to Denver for some aerotechnical reason, which added on extra time to the travelling. Shuffling from airport to airport doesn’t really give you the feeling you’ve actually arrived in a new place, but once we hit the night bus from the airport to Seattle downtown, we really felt we had arrived in America. Down and outs sleeping on the bus and in shop doorways, steaming manhole covers, motels and plenty of neon, the classic American image is holding strong so far. And we somehow managed to pay $40 for 4 beers in an airport bar in Philly, a great start to the holiday budgeting. Off to the famous Pike Place Market tomorrow morning, hoping that we enjoy it as much as Stephen Fry. And everyone enjoys Stephen Fry.