On Wednesday evening we had dinner at Mo's.
The road started out with a relatively wide shoulder along the Siuslaw River. The scenery was beautiful with numerous birds. We initially stopped every 3 miles or so to be sure everyone was ok, but that stretched out into stops every 5 miles for resting, and often snacking when Hector and the truck were nearby. About 15 miles up the road, we stopped in Mapleton for a few snacks generously provided by our Hector.
In case you are wondering, Kyle Brooks, an artist in Atlanta (www.BlackCatTips.com) painted a bear #bicyclingbearacrossusa and a pointyeye #pointyeyeacrossusa to accompany Eric on the trip.
Then we turned left on another small road which we stayed on for 40 something miles. Now I felt we were really committed to this trip. There were no shoulders, but there was very little traffic for the first 30 miles or so. Anne and Ray joined us for lunch in a turnout just across the road from a beautiful stream with steps down to where you could view a gorgeous waterfall. There were definitely some regular themes today...beautiful scenery, small towns, and lots of rest breaks with eating. We said goodbye to Ray and Anne after lunch. If we are lucky, we will see them later on our in our trip. It was delightful to spend time with them. Thanks for joining us, Ray and Anne!
The scenery stayed beautiful the whole way. We were challenged by a few climbs, the highest one was just over 1,000 feet. Some of us were a little slow on the uphill, but Sue sped right up them. She was very impressive. I (Michael) think all of us (except Eric) enjoyed the speedy downhills.
We took a much needed food, drink, and rest break just before the last major turn to our bed and breakfast. The turn was over a mile sooner than I expected it, so I was glad when Eric pointed out the sign - I would have bicycled right by it. We will need to be careful about assuming our bicycle odometers match the expected mileage from our maps.
By the time we actually reached the turn a half mile from our bed and breakfast, we were all starting to wonder if we had missed it. We had not, and Hector was there to point out where we needed to turn.
The bed and breakfast was beautiful. Elizabeth was a delightful host who cooked an awesome vegetarian dinner. We all slept well that night. Surely finding the right B&B was the reason, perhaps aided by the day's activities.
Life is great!
Thursday we had plans to meet at 6:30 AM for snacks and packing the truck with hopes to leave at 7 AM. We planned this early start as we had a 62 mile day in front of us and no clue how long it would take. Incredibly enough we were actually on the road by 7:15 (yes, AM). Hector, Ann, and Ray wished us well as pedaled out of the hotel driveway.
In case you are wondering, Kyle Brooks, an artist in Atlanta (www.BlackCatTips.com) painted a bear #bicyclingbearacrossusa and a pointyeye #pointyeyeacrossusa to accompany Eric on the trip.
Then we turned left on another small road which we stayed on for 40 something miles. Now I felt we were really committed to this trip. There were no shoulders, but there was very little traffic for the first 30 miles or so. Anne and Ray joined us for lunch in a turnout just across the road from a beautiful stream with steps down to where you could view a gorgeous waterfall. There were definitely some regular themes today...beautiful scenery, small towns, and lots of rest breaks with eating. We said goodbye to Ray and Anne after lunch. If we are lucky, we will see them later on our in our trip. It was delightful to spend time with them. Thanks for joining us, Ray and Anne!
The scenery stayed beautiful the whole way. We were challenged by a few climbs, the highest one was just over 1,000 feet. Some of us were a little slow on the uphill, but Sue sped right up them. She was very impressive. I (Michael) think all of us (except Eric) enjoyed the speedy downhills.
We took a much needed food, drink, and rest break just before the last major turn to our bed and breakfast. The turn was over a mile sooner than I expected it, so I was glad when Eric pointed out the sign - I would have bicycled right by it. We will need to be careful about assuming our bicycle odometers match the expected mileage from our maps.
By the time we actually reached the turn a half mile from our bed and breakfast, we were all starting to wonder if we had missed it. We had not, and Hector was there to point out where we needed to turn.
The bed and breakfast was beautiful. Elizabeth was a delightful host who cooked an awesome vegetarian dinner. We all slept well that night. Surely finding the right B&B was the reason, perhaps aided by the day's activities.
Life is great!
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