85 miles, 7hrs 55 mins (incl 2 food stops and countless photo/admiring the view stops)
Total distance covered - 682 miles
So, can one actually get bored of rounding headlands and seeing yet another seemingly endless beach with the waves crashing against a battalion of rocky outcrops?
Nope, not yet!
Well, today turned out to be by far the easiest day's cycling so-far as I very quickly found myself 35 miles in before I'd really woken up. The real key, I think, was that nothing was really hurt that much. Sure my left knee, buttocks and palms were all uncomfortable, and my legs are by no means feeling fresh, but relative to how I have been feeling on all the other stages I felt great. This continued through the impressive seascapes in Bandon and Port Oxford, with the biggest problem being the skip button on my headphones not working properly - I didn't realise I had so many Neil Diamond songs on my iPod.
The pic (in the next entry) is of some ferrel cats that are actually one of Gold Beach's tourist attractions. I'd actually been looking forward to seeing them all day.
I'm now getting into a bit of a routine, so here's what an average day looks for me
7.30am - Wake up, shower, repack kit
8.30am - Set off
8.35am - Find nearest garage and fill up Camelbak with 3 liters of Gatorade
11.30am - Stop for enormous amounts of food
5pm - Arrive at destination; check in, stretch, shower, have coughing fit
6.30pm - Out to find dinner
8pm - Watch Weather Channel, write blog, check out route & highlights for next day
9pm - Bed
As I said on Sunday, it ain't no holiday.
Last night in Oregon tonight as crossing into California tomorrow, into the land of the giant redwoods.
Now it really sounds like you are getting into the swing of it! I am getting more jealous each day - it maybe ain't no holiday, but it's still something special..!
ReplyDeleteOregon sounds nice, but there's a bit of a special appeal about California - hope it lives up to expectations.
Keep up the great blog - really enjoyable reading!
When do you next camp out again? You must be due a couple of nights under canvas again?
Peter
You know I told all my friends my brother is going to cycle across America for 3 months and see some amazing things and meet some interesting people and might get lucky in this land of wild women. ! Twelve days down and what do we have PHOTOS OF CATS !
ReplyDeleteWell sounds like your really getting into it now Fra. Take care...
Cheers for the Blanco snap. Good to hear it was a good cycle today. Nothing wrong with some upbeat Neil Diamond though - I'm sure "Reverend Blue Jeans" on repeat would see you covering miles without noticing.
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