was really a nice day, we took a 20 mile detour out to the coast on
Moclips Hwy. It was almost traffic free, rolling and the sun was
shining. Everyone was rolling along nicely. We camped in Pacific Beach
at a little campground right on the beach. Our plan was to head down
to Ocean Shores in the morning and take the ferry to keep riding along
the coast. But then we found out that the ferry has been closed for 2
years because a storm turned the harbor into a sandbar.
So today we had to ride back 20 miles on a nice road to get back to
the 101. It was still a nice road but the sun wasn't out and there was
alot of traffic. We're riding in timber country so there are tons of
logging trucks who like to play chicken with hippie bike tourers. It
can really suck. You just hold on tight and keep on the shoulder.
The route today was HILLY. 2200 feet of climbing in 53 miles. This is
a picture of Nik and Eric working on their 3rd or 4th pb and j
sandwich 2 miles from town! When you are too hungry to ride it in, you
know its been a rough day. The past few days Nik and Eric have
decided that I should pull both of them in for the last 10 miles OR if
there's some sick headwind, I always seem to end up pulling. Thanks men.
A few things I've come to realize on bike tour:
1. It's perfectally acceptable to eat 2 ice creams per day.
2. Gore bike shorts are a gift from god but give men a serious mangina.
3. Farting is never not funny.
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