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Day 34: Wheelchairs, Ice cream, Guns and Beer.
Today has been the most random and funniest day of my trip so far - I should have expected no less. The first thing we did was steel a wheelchair for Ben's friend who can't walk at the moment. I'm not going to list all the details online, but buy me a beer and I shall tell you all about it ;)
I then went to my first ice cream parlour and had a chocolate cake batter mix ice cream with chocolate chips mixed into it. It was amazingly good, but I could only finish half of it. Then Ben said "Ever wanted to go to a shooting range?" . Which is odd because it was only the other day I was asking someone if tourists can go there - turns out they can. Pretty much anyone can, even 10 year olds, as long as they have their parents concent.
Shooting a 9mm in a shooting range has to be the most scary and adrenaline rushing experience of my life. We were both so scared at the beginning and couldn't load the gun properly but after about 5 minutes we knew exactly what we were doing. Ben was consistantly awesome, whereas I had beginners luck and then missed the target after that. I kept the target and one of the bullet cases to bring back with me. Although I was worried when reading the consent form to see that under 15's could be in there, I definitely think it is something that kids should experience under supervision, just to scare the s*** out of them Now, I have been to a shooting range before and shot a rifle in the ATC, but this was a completely different experience. Everyone was so casual about it, this was a night out for some people - people releasing their rage with a gun. It really did hit home just how scary and dangerous guns are, and they are not to be messed with. I am really glad I went, as it is a very American thing to do, and that is why I am here, but it is scary how easy the guns are to use and how easy it is to go in there.
After that we went to a couple of bars in Bellvue to calm our nerves. Spoke to some strange drunk guy, and tried to get to the top of the Hilton Hotel for the view but you needed a door key to get up there.
So, what's Seattle/Washington State like?! Well, I am not going to be going into the centre of Settle until tomorrow but I am very impressed with the state, it's nothing like I thougt it would be. You can see mountains all around the city and there are evergreens everywhere. Where Ben lives is gorgeous. His apartment complex is like a holiday village (it even has it's own pool and gym) - it's so lovely.
Oh Oh Oh, I had my first Taco Bell tonight. I ordered a 1/2 lb cheese and bean burrito and it was 99 cents. that's about 50p and it was awesome.
Time for bed now, chaos to cause tomorrow...
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