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$5, 4 hr tour

July 14th, 2008 at 07:24 am

Saving log - $0 tip box
Spending log - $5 ticket + $20 beer and lunch

Tried out the Metro Employees Historic Vehicle Association's bus excursion today. It was a 4 hr trip - 1 hr to go to Snohomish, 2 hrs at Snohomish, 1 hr back, for a straight $5. No gas surcharges, no nothing.

DH and I waited at 2nd Ave S and Main - two blocks east from Elliott Bay Bookstore, paid our $5, and took off. It was a little back in time - we rode on a Metro bus, circa 1976. Since we were in the past, my pics will be in black and white (ha ha).



Before Starbucks (what! I can't bring my $5 coffee on the bus!) and before headphones, there was this sign.


I chatted with one of the MEHVA drivers. Apparently its easy to collect buses but to really maintain them, the bus has to be driven, and driven a fairly long distance. They drive the bus anyway, and they charge money to defray costs.

Snohomish itself was a pretty little sleepy town with a lot of antique and furniture stores. Didn't really feel like antiquing, so we walked around along the river, made fun of shop names (Seafood Grotto does not encourage me to eat seafood!) and window shopped. We had a beer and a sandwich at a saloon. Nice, but then we were plenty sleepy during the ride home.

Summer is fleeing...


Next $5 excursion is a night trolley tour on October 4th, and a fall foliage tour on October 19th.

2 Responses to “$5, 4 hr tour”

  1. frugaltexan75 Says:
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    Baselle,

    What a nice outing to have with hubby, for such little money.

    When my family lived in Albuqurque (late 1980's), you could take the trolley all around town. It would always stop for a while at this large antique mall. It was a really fun thing to do which wasn't too expensive even for a whole family.

  2. Joan.of.the.Arch Says:
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    Ha-ha! Unique weekend entertainment! When visiting Pittsburgh I took the trolley ride out to the suburbs and back just because I wanted to see what it was like. I got motion sick on it!

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