Judy, for your map, we left Lincoln City, Oregon today at about 4pm, and rode 24 miles down the coast to spend the night in Newport, where I sit as I write. Turned in the rental Toyota and waited for Manson DeGraw to give us a ride to the coast from Portland, which his wife ended up doing, with their 2 year old Joe in the back seat of the suburban with me. Then we assembled the bike, and took off in 55 degree cloudy weather. I can't really operate the bike worth a shit, so we walked up one hill and had problems shifting on others, plus the stress of missing cars while having no confidence steering.
So we found a room that was described as ocean view, but when we got up here it's like having a mountain view from Nebraska. The asian guy at the desk recommended a seafood restaurant that was decent, clam chowder night. We are a little nervous about the road tomorrow to Corvallis, it's about 54 miles, hopefully not too many logging trucks. Oregon really is beautiful, green as Ireland. We could use a few more warm things(like down parkas), but alas, have limited space. Laura took lots of pics, so tomorrow or so we will deal with getting them out. Adios hasta manana.
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How cool are you guys! It's Camile, Dora sent us your blog and I thought I would let you know how awesome you are. What a great adventure. I don't know if you knew but I got married in Feb. and my husband and I were just talking about taking a tour of all the coasts. Of course we were talking about using a vehicle of some sort but a Tandum bike is way more fun and it's nice to see people actually following their dreams. Anyway, good luck and I will check in on you often. Have Fun!!!!!
Congratulations guys on the first day of your journey! It's hard to imagine Larry walking a bike! I'm sure you'll get the kinks worked out and will be sailing down the road soon. I'm excited to get your map started for you. Keep me posted on your start/end locations and stay dry, happy and safe!
Hey pedal pushers. Annie heard that you miss talking to aircraft so much that you are now talking, or maybe screaming, at trucks now! Breaker, breaker move over you #$& *& ! ^&@*#$%!
Stay clear of those logging truck you peddlars! Gotta agree with Judy - hard to imagine Larry walking ANY bike up a hill. Laura better quit taking pictures and start peddling. I'll have to go do some google earthing to check out your journey route. I'll check in with the family up there and find out some other places for a soft bed, warm meal and maybe a shot of Patron.
Enjoy the journey
Hi guys just letting you know that I am out of the hospital and on the mend and I am with you in spirit. Final prognosis is fractures in both left and right pelvis and 2 fractures in the right hip. (Total 4). Hope all is going well for you and that your odyssey meets all your expectations. (Bone Crusher) aka, Lisa & JP.
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