"Akio Ohtori - RIP Oppo" (akioohtori)
07/17/2019 at 10:41 • Filed to: TQ3
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"Akio Ohtori - RIP Oppo" (akioohtori)
07/17/2019 at 10:41 • Filed to: TQ3 | 2
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Hurricane Ridge circa the first road trip in 2015.
Two cars purchased, one to go. Only one AirBnB booked, but many more lined up and almost ready to pull the trigger on. Schedule and route are all but final... I think we’re good! This trip is happening.
George scored a car yesterday. It was funny to see him run through all the same emotions I did when I bought mine. Mostly we shared a desperate need to tell anyone and everyone about it, but since we’d agreed to keep the cars secret we can’t. I try not to talk about the cars even in general terms because I know I’ll let something slip.
Yes I did consider encoding a secret message in this post. No I did not do that.
Taylor will be the last to buy a car. He has a packed schedule between now and the trip and only has a couple of days in Austin to find, buy, register, and ship a car. Sounds like fun to me!
We did make one change: We’re starting in Tacoma. Weird, I know. But we concluded that Tacoma is a better fit over Seattle for a number of reasons:
We never get to explore the starting city anyway
We never really have time to meet with anyone in the starting city
We’ll all be back to Seattle eventually
Tacoma is cheaper
Tacoma should have less traffic and better parking
Tacoma cuts about an hour off the 1st day drive, giving the the possibility of heading up to Hurricane Ridge, where we ended the 1st trip.
Oh also I was born in Tacoma. Not sure that is relevant.
I’d like the oppotunity to meet up with some PNW Oppos, but I can’t promise anything.
Overall, I’m excited to see things come together. I’m buying ferry tickets today, hopefully, and then we should be all set!
CarsofFortLangley - Oppo Forever
> Akio Ohtori - RIP Oppo
07/17/2019 at 10:44 |
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If you have spare time, check out Lemay: America’s Car Museum. It’s worth it for an hour or two. Good starting/meeting point too as it is beside I-5 and has lots of parking
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Akio Ohtori - RIP Oppo
> CarsofFortLangley - Oppo Forever
07/17/2019 at 10:46 |
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Nice! Good tip, thanks!
davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com
> Akio Ohtori - RIP Oppo
07/17/2019 at 10:50 |
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So frickin’ jealous...
Maxima Speed
> Akio Ohtori - RIP Oppo
07/17/2019 at 10:59 |
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Purchasing cars? What for?
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Akio Ohtori - RIP Oppo
> Maxima Speed
07/17/2019 at 11:08 |
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Why a cheap car challenge , of course!
Mid Engine
> Akio Ohtori - RIP Oppo
07/17/2019 at 12:40 |
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My inlaws live in Tacoma, traffic is no picnic there either..
twodudesnape
> Mid Engine
07/17/2019 at 13:10 |
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Especially with the endless construction and lowered speed limits on I5 through there