So it begins (er...began)

Hey all,
Late start on publishing here, but here it is. So far the trip has gone thusly:

Before the biking:

• Flight from Dulles to Seattle (abooooooring).
• Seattle with our ever-so-generous hosts the Millan's was an appropriate time to get all of our stuff on lockdown before setting out. Many thanks go out to them.

On the road:

• Day one: Quote of the day (week?trip?): "Hey Beau, how do you use the gears?" Mind you that this was about 2 min before departure from the Millan's. Late start followed by two flat tires made for a short day. 40 Miles from Seattle to Snohomish, WA. Awesome pub in town called the Riverside Alehouse, we met some really nice folks, got a discount on our pints for being so awesome. Because of our late arrival in town we set up camp at approximately 9PM in a public park by flashlight.
• Night one: Hilarity ensues. A couple card games followed by an amazing realization: Chuck had never slept in a tent before.
• Day two: Good, fast, uneventful riding from Snohomish to Larabee State park, 74 mi on the day. Getting into the rhythm for drafting, feeling good about the distance.
• Night two: Very tired, first time cooking food at the campsite, straight to bed.
• Day three: Some feisty rodent thought the food we left on the table was for him. Items lost: One (1) bag of Pepperidge Farm cookies, and a big bag of Endurox. Slow ride to just south of Vancouver and a train into town (before you even think it, we were'nt allowed to cross the bridges into the city, no lazy boys on this trip.) Mechanical issues are starting to show themselves, Vancouver has plenty of bike shops...repairs are underway.
• Night three: We're staying in a hostel called The Cambie in downtown Vancouver, it has its own bar downstairs. Everything is just falling into place in this town, rather serendipidous.

Allrighty, a lot covered in that post, we'll update as much as possible. Peace.