It's Wednesday 5th May, and the time has come to leave Canada and head over the border to begin our trip down the West Coast of America. First stop, Seattle. We had booked a greyhound bus from Vancouver to Seattle, and despite hearing a number of horror stories from people who have crossed the border, we passed through customs without any problems (although it did take about 1 1/2 hours and involved us getting off the bus etc). I had had an amazing time in Canada, and I was super excited about the adventures that lay ahead in America. We arrived in Seattle at about 18.00 and walked for about 20 minutes to what would be our hostel for the next few nights, The Green Tortoise. As usual, we decided to have a little walk around
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