"...24 little hours, brought the sun & the flowers, ooh where there used to be rain!" Dinah Washington
I've been singing this song the last few days as we've travelled along, as it really happened this way..we had an incredible storm overnight in Humbug Beach State Park, which ended around dawn & we haven't seen a raindrop since! We had one more glorious day in in Oregon, one of the most scenic areas in Oregon, cliffs & seastacks and hills into the sea...we covered 82km and had our first real tailwind! It was glorious! Worried it wouldn't last we zoomed on, entering California mid-morning of the next day (after picking up some more spokes) and flew along fields outside Crescent City bathed in sunshine, glorious sunshine (yes, Chris burnt again...).
We packed a load of food and headed to the Redwoods for some hiking, etc. which Chris will tell you all about. We had to summit 2 large hills..one over 1000ft (took 1.5hrs to climb, but we were surrounded by large Redwoods). The ride coming down was amazing and we are encouraged by our fitness as we have a 2000ft one to do in a couple of days. There are rumours about cyclist graves at the sides of this one from those who died trying!
Well, we're in good spirits as the weather continues to be glorious, with no end in sight, and we've seen a few Palm Trees here in Arcata so we hope the weather stays this way!
Odometer: 1400km Location: Arcata, California!
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Hello to Chloe and Chris! We got your postcard, thank you very much! As for the elusive "Tom's Parents", I have word from a reliable source (namely my mother) that they have been sighted in Victoria. And regarding the infamous Leggett Hill, a bigger threat than the hill is the errant hippies focused a bit too much on quality control of the fall harvest. Beware of the hippies.
Ok, hope you are having lots of fun, the Red Seal Ale at North Coast Brewery in Fort Bragg is recommended.
Tom and Emily.
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