Portland to Seattle

I set off for Seattle today, but called in at a Fry's Electrical Store on the way, they had some portable hard drives on offer and the one I had had been playing up so it was worth picking up one to ensure I didn't loose all my data. It took about 3 hours to drive up to Seattle and I made the outskirts just as the fuel tank flashed empty. I pulled off the free way to get a gallon of fuel – by my reckoning just enough the get me in to town and back out to the airport. I did get a funny look for just buying 1 gallon of fuel, nobody buy just a gallon here. Once in the city the roads were all one ways and I eventually found the hostel right in the centre but could I get to it, I must have gone round and round about 5 times before I eventually dropped on a metered space about 200 yards away. As it was Saturday evening I only had to pay 25cents for the last 20 minutes of the 'day'. I checked in and was told not to worry about the car as Sundays are free parking and that I would be able to move the car late on Sunday to the multi-story car park they had a deal with late on Sunday to save on parking fees. The Green Tortoise hostel was in a fantastic location right next to Pike Place Market and all the other sights in Seattle. I walked out in the evening and called in a supermarket for some supplies and to my surprise found they had Samuel Smith's Oatmeal Stout, and it was on offer at $3 a pint (2 quid!). Not one to miss a bargain I had a couple back at the hostel (once I had warmed it up from being ice cold to just chilled.