Tour d’Joko: Boeing, Mukilteo and Clinton Edition
For those who aren’t familiar with what I do here on my blog, the “Tour d’Joko” is my ongoing series of travel video blogs. I had a little adventure today!
I’m looking forward to heading to San Diego for the holidays, but I have to say, I Love Washington State! Even biking around in 40 degree rainy weather, my spirits were not deterred as I rambled around the Puget Sound on a mission to get my Dad’s Christmas present. Of course, I brought the camera along, and in so doing, brought all of you with me too!
Enjoy the trip!
Some video notes:
This public service ad is currently displayed on both the inside and the outside of some of the Everett city buses.
I applaud the message. In talking to other recovering alcoholics this year, pretty much all of them under the age of 30 or so had also been heavily into pills, Oxycontin in particular. They actually smoked the Oxycontin…. Anyways, good message; strange delivery. Hey! 7 out of 10 teenagers don’t abuse prescription drugs! That’s an odd way of getting a message across. You know what’s even odder about the campaign? Their website! Look! They’re on MySpace! OMG, that’s so uncool.
A mug for Christmas? Not much of a gift, eh? At $12, that had to be the most expensive mug I’ve ever purchased! It’s a replacement for an identical mug my Dad got when he was up here last year, really liked, and has since chipped.
My apologies if my fast forward roll down the Mukilteo speedway gave anyone a headache. It was quite the fun ride. I took the bus back up the hill.
I love riding on the ferry, so the trip across the Sound to Whidbey Island was worth the $5. At the same time, I was a bit disappointed by the town of Clinton. The little pamphlet I found at the Boeing museum made it sound great; it was a couple restaurants, a couple thrift stores and a muddy park. Yippee.
Did you catch the “disappearing Joko” special effect near the end of the video? I discovered that little trick by accident. Don’t ask me where I went for those 2 seconds; there are some things better left untold.
If you are getting anything for your father this year, can you beat my Boeing 787 Dream-mug?
Your camera work is getting better and better! Great tour, Joko. Merry Christmas.
Joko, now I know why I like you so much…I lived in San Diego for 15 years and after leaving the Navy, I worked for a Navy contractor that wrote manuals and training books for the Trident Nuclear Submarine base up there in Bangor. I remember vividly looking down on the sprawling Boeing facility as we approachd Sea-Tac.
I went from golfing 85 degree breezy San Diego to rainy, dreary Hood Canal salmon fishing then back for 2 years. I grew to fall in love with all things Washington State!
A thoroughly enjoyable read and watch! You may, very well, become my favorite blogger on Friendburst!