Last night we stayed in a brewery hotel in a historic building. Chris had warned me that the bathrooms were in the hall and I figured that I would suck it up because I wanted to experience this cool place. I am happy to say that I survived it without any problem! The bathroom ended up being right across the narrow hallway from our room and it was amazingly clean!
Last night a rowdy group came in around 2am and they sounded pretty drunk. I thought, “Oh god, someone is going to be puking in my bathroom all night and it will be super gross in the morning”! And then, this morning I heard people taking a shower before me and I was getting more anxious by the minute. Well, when I went in, it looked like no one had been in there. Apparently, the hotel has someone cleaning it up after each person. Excellent for a germaphobe like me!
I don’t know if all places are as clean as this place (I don’t think so), so I don’t know how many chances I will want to take in the future. However, I’m glad that I didn’t pass up staying in this cool hotel because of the bathroom situation. If I survived, anyone can!

So far the trip has had a few things I didn’t expect. 1) It’s raining and wet. Okay, maybe one should expect that up here and I even knew what the weather forecast was, but rain like this at this time of year is apparently not usual. 2) The beer hasn’t been tasting that great to me. Weird! Chris and I decided that my taste buds must be off from a recent cold.
After a bit of delay, we made it to Seattle last night. After all that waiting around, we sure needed a few beers and luckily there is a brewpub 5 minutes from the Seattle Airport. (If only all airports were like that.) Good food and beer for weary travelers. One piece of advice, don’t argue with the stewardess unless you want to get thrown off the flight.