The Buzzer blog is documenting the travels of TransLink’s William Hui while he takes public transit from Vancouver, British Columbia to Portland, then Salem, Oregon!

View William’s Travels: Vancouver to Portland and Salem on public transit in 2013 in a larger map

William’s journey was a success! Not only did he get to Portland via public transit, he got as far as Salem, Oregon!

As mentioned in the last update, William took the Amtrak home. He said the train ride was fun, especially since the rail line weaves back and forth with the I5, so he passed a lot of familiar places – places he had passed on his ride down on the bus.

William’s journey on Twitter #yvrtopdx!

It’s been fantastic for people to follow William’s updates on @thebuzzer on Twitter and the #yvrtopdx hashtag. I know William appreciated the support and the enthusiasm for his passion of all things transit!

@thebuzzer good to hear – Ive been thinking about this trip today!!

— Ann (@BurnabyAnn) June 22, 2013

Pretty cool to see William travel from Vancouver to Seattle to Portland just on regular transit #yvrtopdx http://t.co/KDwAzb3uaU

— alexwarrior (@alexwarrior) June 22, 2013

@thebuzzer Great to see experiments like this taking place – thanks William for donating your vacation time #yvrtopdx

— reallyprofound (@reallyprofound) June 22, 2013

Now that he’s had a day back in Canada, I’m gathering specifics on William’s travel schedule as well as his perspectives on the trip in general to share with all of you. Stay tuned!