Crossing Paths

View from the beach at Nehalem Bay. We rode over the cliff earlier in the day.

7-10 was bright and clear, but due to a laundry stop (Steve took care of this for all of us) we didn't break camp until about 2pm. Ride was good, fast for about the first 15 miles, then hilly with a tunnel. The tunnel was far less scary than the Astoria Bridge. At the Nehalem Bay campsite we met two women walking the Oregon coast. Their trip is also expected to take about 30 days, and they left 8 days ago from Portland. Eden and Kendra were really welcome company after 14 days on the road with the same 6-8 guys. Eden does biochem, which is right up John and Daniels' alley. I didn't catch Kendra's interests, but she broke out some marshmallows which was nice.

Sadly, we won't be seeing them again, as we cover about three times the distance per day that they can, and they aren't hiking along the freeway. They did leave a charming note, so we'll have to get in contact after our respective tours are over to see how each fared.

Today, 7-11, we're looking to hit Tillamook and visit the cheese factory there. Should be excting, I've been there before, but I hope that it lives up to the memories and the hype I've been telling the rest of the dudes.

Another interesting note: Dried sweat will bleach out bamboo shirts (and wool jerseys) fairly quickly. Rinse them nightly to prevent this.
(Robert)