Odometer: 1180km. Location: Langois, Ore.
I'm not sure what the weather has been like back on the island, but we've had 5 days of rain & wind here in Southern Oregon. That hasn't stopped us though & the day with the worst weather was actually our longest--as there just was no reason to stop (it was also a less scenic day although we did pass miles & miles of sandunes!).
There was also one spectacular day out of Newport that although the wind howled we saw some absolutely spectactular scenary...we hugged the coastline, passing over scenic bridges, observing lighthouses (like Hecata Head), Sealions and all kinds of "Devil" landmarks--Devil's horn, Devils punchbowl, for example. Beautiful in any weather, although we couldn't stay long. At one point I clocked my odometer at 10km/hr while going downhill. Yikes--it was a strong headwind. Actually, the wind, contrary to what we were told, has been mostly of the head variety. Apparently, the winter storms are a bit earlier this year. But aside from a few grumblings (from me), and copious stops at coffeeshops & Fred Meyers for tea & bean & cheese burritos, we pushed one.
Then there was the day of 2 broken spokes...yes, 2 more. One on the back and one on the front. It had been more than 500km since the last one, so we were due apparently. Luckily, the weather was much better that day, only the occasional storm. The guy in Astoria told us that the spokes were just old (2years!) and weren't used to bearing weight so we could expect more. Now we're out of spokes and praying we make it to the next town that has one (tomorrow).
But we hear it will clear up soon...hopefully. Today is much better, and really we're still having a great time.
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Uncle Michael and I are really enjoying your trip and admire your tenacity ! Keep it up and keep safe and watch those spokes. It sounds like you should be carrying several.xo Aunt Loree
Hey Chloe and Chris, Just got out of the mountains near Grand Forks hunting and fishing with Uncle Glen. Very successful with 10 days to go. Your trip recording is amazing. I wondered how you did with the hurricane winds and rain. Africa will be offering you the other extreme in the next couple of months. Please keep safe and the fabulous reporting. Lots of love for now, Dad
Hope that weather improves soon! That is a bummer to hear about the broken spokes, it's never fun to fix your bike on the side of the road, especially in the rain and cold. Best of luck. tom and emily.
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