Rest day today. The wind out here is incredible and I'm glad we're not having to ride into it. We went for a short exploration ride this morning and by 10 AM the wind was already picking up blowing me sidewise. We plan to leave early tomorrow morning hoping to get away from the open bay before the wind picks up. But then that might be a good thing of it becomes a tailwind. News from home today: there was a waterline break in my apartment building and my unit is...

67.4 miles today. Started with a 3 mile long climb out of Cape Outlook State Park to rejoin Hwy 101. Rest stop and coffee at Cape Kiwanda with WiFi! We passed by amazing sand dunes in a forest and missed getting photos as we were passed the best photo spots before we realized that that was the best photo spot and neither of us were keen to go back. It was a tough day with three major climbs, all long and steep. It was one of those days when I was beginning to ...

46 miles. This was our first day of rain, drizzle, fog which made for cooler riding but not too good for seeing much. We left Fort Stephens in the fog and mist and it pretty much stayed that way all along the coast. Stopped at Cannon Beach for coffee and a visit to the local bike store. The owner, Mike, was very helpful. He did some minor bike adjustments and Then we topped up the air in our tires and headed down the highway - still cold and wet. We did get to se...

Cloudy and cool all day, great cycling weather! 46 miles of easy riding from Bay Center to Astoria - Fort Stephens State Park. We will not take a rest day tomorrow but will ride to Nehalem State Park and we are back on schedule. Highlights of the day: riding across the Astoria bridge- 4.5 miles long, narrow bike lane, bridge work being done which meant single lane traffic in some places. The bridge itself wasn't so bad except for those super huge RV's passi...

Bay Center KOA. This is our last day in Washington, tomorrow we ride over the big bridge to Astoria, Oregon. I'm glad the day was short only 46 miles but very much up and down those darn hills all day. The up part not so much fun but the down runs were exhilarating almost worth the sweat! We stopped in Raymond for a second breakfast as the stiff climbs made short work of our oatmeal and banana breakfast earlier. Riding out of Raymond we found the bike path that t...