Vanilla Gorilla (Monkey Boy) wrote:
>
> Hello, Kids.
>
> I have just returned from a short vacation in the Seattle area, and
> thought I should pass this along.
>
> Saturday, I decided to take a drive around the Olympic Peninsula
> (http://www.youra.com/destinations/maps/olympiccolormap.html),
which,
> as you can see from the above map, lies between Puget Sound and the
> wild Pacific Coast of Northwest Wa****ngton. It was a long, long
> drive, but awesome in the true sense of the word, and worth every
> minute.
>
> I first drove south to Olympia, the state capital. A few miles west
> of there, I turned north on Hiway 101. Hiway 101 is an old, famous,
> scenic route that follows the Pacific Coast, roughly, from northern
> Wa****ngton, all the way to Los Angeles. I followed the "101 Loop" in
> an anti-clockwise manner, stopping when I felt like it, and having a
> marvelous time.
>
> About 9:30 PM, I found myself hungered, and in the city of Aberdeen,
> Wa****ngton, birthplace and boyhood home of the oft-lamented, demented,
> and thoroughly deceased Kurt Cobain. Aberdeen, like most towns of its
> size, is essentially closed after 9 PM, but I was determined to find
> somewhere to eat. I passed a place called "Duffy's", and was just
> about to turn around and go back to it, when, a few miles down the
> road, I saw another Duffy's, and pulled in.
>
> The only really interesting thing about Duffy's was the menu, whereon
> was listed, not one, but FOUR Yak-centric entrees, three different
> burgers, and a ground yak patty with sauteed peppers and onions. I
> did not try any of the yak dishes, as I had my heart set on some of
> the seafood for which the area is famous, but the back of the
> yak-menu-insert told of the many health benefits of the yak-flesh, not
> the least of which is its low fat content.
>
> I just thought you would all want to know that.
> --
> V.G.
>
> "People are more violently opposed to fur than leather, because it is
easier to harrass
> rich women than it is motorcycle gangs." - Bumper Sticker
> (This sig file contains not less than 80% recycled SPAM)
>
> Sarcasm is my sword, Apathy is my ****eld.
well daym....in Oly and you didna call?
And Aberdeen is home to the ****p from the latest Depp movie.
Olympic Peninsula is some beautiful country, no? except for Duffy's.
DrLil
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