A slow meander on the bike today. It was nice to have a slower/shorter day. My legs are starting to feel perpetual fatigue after the previous 335 miles the prior 4 days.
My mother rode with me today. It was nice to have some company. On and off rain and shine, like the previous week. However today got about 5 minutes of torrential hail, so we sought shelter at the nearest sight. Also visited the beloved Oregon Coast. I built a killer sandcastle here 4 years ago.
Seaside is a nice little town. It has a little statue commemoration for Lewis and Clark. They were quite the dynamic duo.
Drumroll please . . . , I am now within striking distance of Portland, which will complete the first leg of pedalperupedal. It has been a good ride. Strange to think that I actually started in Calgary, on a bicycle. It seems a bit surreal. Each day when I get started I don't think, whoa, it's a long way to San Francisco. What usually happens is I say, 18 miles to Banff, or only another hour to lunch, or on tougher days, if I get up this hill I will stop and rest, or I'm going to pedal 100 more times then coast for a bit. And magically, all these little milestones add up to a long trip. By small and simple means are great things brought to pass. And the whole is greater than the sum of it's parts.
On another note: Tillamook Ice Cream. Have you tried it? It's the cat's pajamas. The bees knees. And according to Charlie, chocolate ice cream is healthy. So I try to have a couple scoops each day. Just to keep the engine running.
Last, but not least. Forecast for 6 days of sunshine. It came a bit late. But it came. Hopefully the ride into Portland tomorrow will be with the sun in my face and the wind at my back. These two things, by the way, are all cyclists could ever ask for.
My mother rode with me today. It was nice to have some company. On and off rain and shine, like the previous week. However today got about 5 minutes of torrential hail, so we sought shelter at the nearest sight. Also visited the beloved Oregon Coast. I built a killer sandcastle here 4 years ago.
Seaside is a nice little town. It has a little statue commemoration for Lewis and Clark. They were quite the dynamic duo.
Drumroll please . . . , I am now within striking distance of Portland, which will complete the first leg of pedalperupedal. It has been a good ride. Strange to think that I actually started in Calgary, on a bicycle. It seems a bit surreal. Each day when I get started I don't think, whoa, it's a long way to San Francisco. What usually happens is I say, 18 miles to Banff, or only another hour to lunch, or on tougher days, if I get up this hill I will stop and rest, or I'm going to pedal 100 more times then coast for a bit. And magically, all these little milestones add up to a long trip. By small and simple means are great things brought to pass. And the whole is greater than the sum of it's parts.
On another note: Tillamook Ice Cream. Have you tried it? It's the cat's pajamas. The bees knees. And according to Charlie, chocolate ice cream is healthy. So I try to have a couple scoops each day. Just to keep the engine running.
Last, but not least. Forecast for 6 days of sunshine. It came a bit late. But it came. Hopefully the ride into Portland tomorrow will be with the sun in my face and the wind at my back. These two things, by the way, are all cyclists could ever ask for.
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| Sunset at Seaside. Forecast for sunshine tomorrow, and a wind blowing towards Portland. Can't wait. |
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| The Oregon Coast. |
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| Katy can rest assured that we'll meet in Portland and I'll have some clean clothes. |
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