After yesterday’s good breakfast at the Pike Street Market. Bob got the first mechanical of the trip. His chain got jammed between the spokes and freewheel. i called it a “chain wedgie”. Brent lead us on a nice waterfront bike … Read the rest
Bright lights big city
We finally arrived in Seattle last night at midnight. We’re glad to be off the train. We met an interesting couple and read their bike manifesto. Cyclecat7.com. read at your own risk. We found the Moore hotel and luckily there … Read the rest
Wait’n for the train
First, we heard the train was delayed for 1 hour…a few minutes later they said 2 hours. We figured it’s time to go across the street to Union Ale for a pint. We decided to save the $4 per bag … Read the rest
We’re Off
The train hit a pedestrian in Oxnard causing a 2.5 hour delay. Luckily it was not fatal.… Read the rest
Tomorrow we leave on our 2013 bike touring trip
This year, Steve and I are joining Bob and Brent riding from Seattle to Salem Oregon through the Cascade mountain range (mostly Mount Hood and Mount Rainier). July 24 – Aug 4. We’re boarding the train in Santa Barbara to … Read the rest
1,088 to Golden Gate (miles that is)
It was drizzly wet when we left Bodega Bay this morning. We rode highway 1 thru rolling hills of farm pastures. We ate homemade pastries at a small bakery in the tiny town of Tomales. Unbenounced to us this is … Read the rest
Gualala to Bodega Bay
We rode 47 miles today. We almost had to share our oatmeal with a raccoon, but Alex, another hiker/biker scared it away last night. Alex and his brother are biking back home to L.A. Alex is a rower at university … Read the rest
Rolling hills and roaring waves along the Shoreline Highway
We rode 66 miles from Cleone to Gualala. At the suggestion of a local surfer, we ate breakfast at the super organic highway 1 cafe. We rode thru several towns with only several hundreds in population. We ate lunch at … Read the rest
Redwood to Driftwood
Wednesday we rode 86 miles from Myers Flat to the tiny town of Cleone which is just north of fort Bragg. We fueled up with Buckwheat pancakes at the Avenue cafe. The map profile showed an intimidating long hill up … Read the rest
Mad River to Eel River
We diligently followed the route shown on the Adventure Cycling map and rode the bike path called “Hammond Trail” several miles thru Arcata. We ate an excellent breakfast at Big Blue Cafe and rode by Humboldt State univ. The speedy … Read the rest
Slimy slugs, tall trees, shining sun
We rode 66 miles from Crescent City to McKinleyville. We said goodbye to our new friend Bob and climbed thru the redwoods. I rescued a banana slug from getting run over. It felt slimy and sticky. We took each others … Read the rest
Gold Beach to the golden state
We rode 61 miles from Gold Beach to Crescent City. We climbed a hill out of town and met David from Toronto. We cringed when we saw 2 deer cross 101 highway. We rode thru Smith River and feasted on … Read the rest
We Three Blew Through “Sixes” at Twice the Speed
Started the day in Bandon, OR, and ended in Gold Beach. We had a blast with tailwinds near a town called “Sixes”. In one case on a gentle grade, the wind actually propelled us up the hill.
The sun was … Read the rest
We killed the Seven Devils!
55 miles from Winchester Bay to Bandon, Oregon. Mostly sunny, nice. Joined a fellow named Bob from Bellingham, WA, who took off from our camp at Umpqua, Lighthouse, State Park. Bob, is just starting riding after a year off from … Read the rest
Sunshine on My Shoulders Makes Me Happy, Tailwinds Make me High.
Today is what long distance touring is all about. We did not have any mechanical issues, we both felt strong all day, we started early, the sun was shining, we had tailwinds, and we rode 80miles fully loaded.
It starts … Read the rest