Lincoln City, OR to Carl G. Washburne SP
62.42 miles
4:37.03 hrs
31.8 max
13.5 avg
The coast is SO beautiful. I could not ask for a better day for riding along the coast! The sun is shinning brightly. I was a little camera happy today and therefore my ride went very slowly. I stopped around every corner to take a picture of the coast... probably a little overkill. A LOT overkill. I just couldn't help myself because I was so happy just to be on 101 traveling down the coast again. I feel like I have lost a bunch of time with the bum knee but the end just feels so near now; even though I am still a couple thousand miles away.
I saw some gray whales frolicking in one of the bays and I had to of spent at least half an hour watching them.
About 2/3 the way through the day I ran into three bikers who were also heading down the coast. Matt, a chap from England, was doing an around the world tour that has taken him 20,000 miles thus far in 18 months! Pretty amazing! If you want to check out his webpage go to www.worldwidebikeride.com to learn about his amazing adventure. His trip makes mine look like a cake walk! I do have to say I am a little jealous. Ok, a LOT jealous! Maybe I will meet up with him later on in his four year journey to explore more of Africa or Europe?!?!?
Alex is traveling from Tacoma, WA down the coast to La Paz where he will meet his girlfriend and fly back home. Nick is joining Alex for a portion of the trip. He plans on going as far as he can towards San Diego and then hitching the train back to Tacoma, WA a couple of days before Thanksgiving.
I am looking forward to having some companionship for the next few days and potentially all the way down to San Diego. We will just have to see how things work out.
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