Legs and Borders

[Warrenton to Gearhart] Out of the few options I was considering to take like hiking the Olympics Park, Tahoe Rim Trail or even Colorado Trail, I went for the easiest in many ways the Oregon Coast Trail. First of all this trail didn't require any extra permits or long distance traveling. Resupplying seemed quite easy with many small towns along the way, it was also completely different to the PCT. Another good thing about it is that I don't really care all that much about thru hiking it and if I don't it won't be a problem. I'll just see how and if I enjoy it, hike for a week or so and then perhaps go to sightsee few more cities before going back to Europe. It seems like the most budget friendly option as well. So did I like the trail so far? Not really, turns out that walking log distances on a beach is not particularly enjoyable, I'm hoping that next few days will bring some variance. There's so many cars on the beach, people living around here love to dri...

I got the bus to Portland from Seattle at 1pm so I spend few remaining hours walking around the city, had a delicious meal consisting of Kung Pao chicken, Mongolian beef and steamed rice at Uwajimaya in Japanese town near the bus stop. After that as I was sitting in the shade provided by the supermarket, three people walking out of it offered me food and drink, I must have looked especially rough that morning. Flix bus arrived on time and it took three hours to get to Portland. Once here I called Sketch on his landline but he wasn't answering, so I texted his friend Gnarly to ask for the address, I got it but Gnarly said that Sketch has some errands to run and he won't be home for the next three hours. I started to have an impression that Sketch didn't really want me to stay at his place, haha. So I browsed for hostels in the area, luckily there was one called Lolo Pass, quite cheap (35$ per night) and not that far from the city centre. I ended up going there instead for th...