We had a steep climb out of Cape Lookout up and over the three capes. It was a quiet road, so we mostly enjoyed it. At Cape Kiwanda, we stopped in the brilliant sunshine to walk on the beach. We climb up onto the cape and looked out at the sandstone formed by the angry... Continue Reading →
Day 135 – Nehalem Bay to Cape Lookout
We headed south from Nehalem Bay State Park, where the staff and host and bid us good-bye after a nice chat. It was such a nice change from the unmanned Washington state parks. The host advised us to watch from seals on the rocks by Garabaldi. We headed along the well shouldered road in cloudy... Continue Reading →
Day 134 – Astoria to Nehalem Bay
We were up early this morning and took advantage of the slim breakfast offered by the hotel (well Adam did, I had bananas, coffee and juice as the other options were soy-laden). We set off in the sunshine 🙂 Armed with our "Cycling the Oregon Coast" map, we headed out. The bridge out of Astoria... Continue Reading →
Day 133 – Cape Disappointment to Astoria – Hello Oregon!
We had another wet day but made it to Astoria, Oregon. One more State to go! We camped last night but are staying at a motel tonight. It is suppose to not rain tomorrow so we are looking forward to a dry day. We got brand new rear cassettes and chains on our bikes when we arrived... Continue Reading →
Day 132 – Aberdeen to Cape Disappointment – Some rain, lots of clouds, some hail, and some sun!
Today we started out in the pouring rain from our motel in Aberdeen. The road wound out of town and towards Raymond with a wide shoulder and very little traffic, both of which we enjoyed! The rain was relentless and we saw many logged areas, along with signs telling us about how trees had blown... Continue Reading →
Day 131 – Hunkered down in Aberdeen, WA
A fierce storm hit the Pacific Coast of Washington and Oregon last night, and is going to continue for the rest of day today and even tomorrow. We rode a tough 144km in the rain yesterday from just outside Brinnon, WA, to Aberdeen, WA. One of the toughest rides we have even done, and also... Continue Reading →
Day 130 – Brinnon to Aberdeen
This was our hardest day in a long while. We woke a bit late because of the raccoons and had to cover 90 miles if we were to get to Aberdeen and a motel before the oncoming storm. We pushed hard all day. The first part along the Hood Canal was beautiful, with a reasonable... Continue Reading →
Day 129 – Deception Pass to Brinnon
We were up early again to try and get some miles in. We rode out from Deception Pass and along Whitby Island to Oak Harbor. There we made a quick Starbuck stop to warm up and use the internet. We met a touring cyclist who cycled from Alaska (his home) and was also headed to... Continue Reading →
Day 128 – Orcas Island to Deception Pass
Just wanted to let you guys know we are currently in Oak Harbor, Washington for a quick stop. We haven’t had internet for a while since we have been staying at the State Parks. We toured the San Juan Islands and are now headed south-west towards the town of Aberdeen and the Pacific Ocean. We... Continue Reading →
Day 127 – San Juan Island to Orcas Island
Today was amazing. We had sunny skies all day. We headed out early to check out Lime Kiln Point State Park. This park is a prime whale watching area as a very deep strait passes close to land. We stayed at the lookout point for a while and saw a couple of whales (as promised)... Continue Reading →
Trip Around The World 