35 miles (in the afternoon!)
1135 total
After an incredible time with family at a funky resort east of Portland (and Maddie and Steve's beautiful, fun wedding), I saddled Blaze up and headed towards the coast. Of course, to get there I had to trot down a 4 lane truck highway for 20+ miles. Yuck! The only good thing was the shoulder was wide. But, as usual, littered with gravel, nuts, bolts, broken binders, large pieces of bark, and clumps of rubber. Quite a challenge to navigate when I have 3 tires all in their own track:). Yes, trot! She's much faster it seems since having a week of rest and a bit of alignment repair. The pulling has been fixed. Idid 35 miles in the afternoon -would have taken me all day before. I did stop less being on my own. But I did take a 2 hour lunch break and catch up with some friends while munching on rustic bread and Brie! I feel like I've been spinning for the week with no down time. I need a rest. This is Tuesday morning and I'm still huddled in my tent with my coffee. It rained moat of the early morning and them started again after I got my bagel toasted. So I zipped up and snuggled back down with my book "Twelve by Twelve", about living off the grid, etc. A great quote from it is "Don't do, be.". So this morning I'm "be-ing!". Watching the slugs and bugs. Listening to the birds and rain. (and one gunshot!). Going slow. Ahhhh! Feels really good, but hard. Feeling guilty for not doing!
Heading out Rte 30 to Astoria. Will get there tomorrow. Then it's over the dangerous 4 mile bridge and into Washington. State #4. I plan to go up rte 101 to Port Townsend. Then take rte 20 over to Winthrop. I told Skyward I'd be there in about 2 weeks. But no deadline, please. I've had enough of those until I need to be in Glacier on Aug 10th.
So last night's camping spot was in a meadow of daisies and clover!
And yes I broke down and got a Pocket Rocket stove with canister fuel. Since I can really cook while biking, I needed a stove that could do more than heat water:)
Sorry no wedding pics on my phone to send. In order to post pics to my blog I have to remember to TAKE pics with my phone. I much prefer photos with my new Canon G12. It's been fun but still lots to learn and not much time to do so.
Pedal on, Pedal on
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