After a good night sleep at Steve’s friend Linda’s house, we drank 3 pots of coffee and watched it pouring rain while looking at the weather report showing “partly cloudy “. We played with Linda’s kitten named “cheddar” while we … Read the rest
Sleepy in Seattle
We finally made it to Seattle! The view from the train was great, the food, not so much (and overpriced). I met one guy on the train that had a video camera pointed out the window the whole time.
I … Read the rest
Ready Riders are off
We packed the bikes in required boxes and loaded them and paid the $5 fee. We met a rider named Matthew who just rode from Seattle to Santa Barbara solo in ~1 month. We shared a few stories and he … Read the rest
Our schedule & plan
We leave on the Amtrak train from Santa Barbara tomorrow (July 11) at noon and arrive in Seattle 36 hours later. That’s a long time, but I have movies and books on my iPad and we can walk around. The … Read the rest
Mike’s packing list and weight (bike+packs)
Packing list for bike trip Seattle to San Francisco
Weight: We weighed it on Saturday. My bike is 33 lbs with just racks, light,toolbag plus my packs are 37 lbs for a total of 70 lbs
bike shoes
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