Like I said, I planned my route. However, I'd never actually driven from 405 to 520 before, but it didn't look particularly complicated. Needless to say, I soon had a sneaking suspicion that I had driven further than the lines in Google Maps indicated I should.
So it was that I ended up turning onto 522. This road is a good bit north of 520. I have no idea what, exactly, happened. I think it was a fault in the signage -- I just didn't see anything that indicated where I should have turned to get onto 520. So there we were, driving along somewhere, but neither of us knew where, exactly, we were.
I should add that I didn't have access to a GPS. However, we did have a map. This is an old fashioned method of finding out where you are. It involves looking at street signs. This is made easier when you can see them. I should also add that it was dark due to being after 9 PM. This made it rather challenging for my sister to figure out exactly where we were. And if you think I was going to examine the map, you're out of your mind.
The one thing we did know was that we were taking the scenic route along the north side of the lake. The good news: We were on course for Seattle, if a bit roundabout. The bad news: We had no idea how to translate from "on a path to Seattle" to "getting to UW."
Fortunately, my horrendously sleep deprived sister was able to plot a course for us. It even took us along Montlake! Except, because we were coming from the completely opposite direction, we missed the turn to Pend Oreille. Oops! So we turned on Pacific, and from there onto Steven's. After a tour through the UW campus, we made it to my sister's dorm! Hurray!
Needless to say, the return trip was far more straightforward.
The one thing we did know was that we were taking the scenic route along the north side of the lake. The good news: We were on course for Seattle, if a bit roundabout. The bad news: We had no idea how to translate from "on a path to Seattle" to "getting to UW."
Fortunately, my horrendously sleep deprived sister was able to plot a course for us. It even took us along Montlake! Except, because we were coming from the completely opposite direction, we missed the turn to Pend Oreille. Oops! So we turned on Pacific, and from there onto Steven's. After a tour through the UW campus, we made it to my sister's dorm! Hurray!
Needless to say, the return trip was far more straightforward.
Here is a graphic example:
The long, north path is, more or less, the route I took. The southern path is basically the one I meant to take. There might be a bit of a difference there...
