Breakfast from the hotel – ate as much as I could and swiped a bunch of bananas to go. Ugh! The GPS didn’t charge last night, so I had to charge it up as I went. Got to Dayton, Washington really early, but after peddling through town, I hit more gravel roads. I had to …
Well, things keep going wrong, but I’m learning and still making progress. I woke up to find my troublesome front tire completely flat. I decided to deal with it before getting going, hoping to avoid yesterday’s dilemma of constantly having to stop to reinflate. It’s a good thing I did, since there was definitely a …
Last night was my first night camping. It was cold out, but inside my tent, it was warm, and I had no trouble getting to sleep! The next morning, emerging from my fabric dome, I found a bag of fresh cherries, left by my new friend, Rolf. He had already packed up his bike and …
I got up early and rode with the wind at my back for 25 miles (in only an hour and 45 min.), but then catastrophic failure. After 3 flat tires, I found that the rim guard, the protective coating between my tube and rim was cracked and tearing my tubes apart. I called a tow …
Portland, Oregon to White Salmon, Washington – hotel A great start to the day with breakfast from Ray and Kathleen, my Warm Showers hosts! They made amazing scrambled eggs with fresh tomatoes, along with crispy bacon, biscuits and a fruit salad. I ate my fill and even took some fruit for the road. That definitely …
Cape Disappointment Washington to Portland Oregon – Warmshowers Day one done! This morning Erik and I woke up and drove to a gas station to pick up a few Cliff bars for the start of my ride. I didn’t have a real breakfast, which turned out to be a mistake later. Initially, I wasn’t exactly …
After 3303 miles and about 49 hours of driving over 3 days, we have finally reached the West Coast. Erik and I took shifts driving, starting at Cape Cod up to the Great Lakes, and then across the Northern United States, through North Dakota, Montana, Idaho, ending at the Southern Washington coast. (Mouth of the …