Monday, February 2, 2009

Coffee, Coffee Everywhere




I wrote earlier about visiting the original Starbucks. As I’ve driven around western Washington I’ve realized that little coffee kiosks are on many corners or in parking lots. It appears that this is the land of coffee and latte’s.

I always prefer to shop or eat at the small, out of the way, place rather than the larger chain. So it is with coffee, try to stop at the small. As I’ve driven around I’ve started to discover that many of these little places are unusual.

One of the best cups of coffee was purchased from one in a lot in a place called Morton. Morton is hours away from any large city, just some little town on the way to Mt. Rainier.

I’ve discovered little kiosks shaped like cowboy boots, country houses, and was told and then saw today one with bikini clad girls.

I’ve decided to make it my mission to photograph as many of these kiosks as possible. Unfortunately many times I’m driving too fast to stop or am in the wrong lane. But I’ll photo as many as I can and see about putting them together.

One kiosk is located on the Whidbey Island with nothing but a small store nearby. The Puget Sound is just to its side. What a view! I had to get some coffee there and enjoy the view on that drive.

One afternoon as Justin and I were driving I told Justin that I really needed a cup of coffee. We passed one on the left and then one on the right that was behind a store. And after I’d passed a couple more kiosks I was lamenting the fact that I’d not found coffee. Justin remarked that I’d passed quite a few kiosks to which I replied that while I had passed many kiosks none where I could just pull in buy my coffee and then pull out. I didn’t want to make extra turns. I’m getting way too lazy looking for coffee.

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