Friday 17 April 2009
The Jetty Cats of Gold Beach
Day 12, Stage 9 - Coos Bay to Gold Beach
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.
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.
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