“You’re not in love with sailing. You’re in love with the idea of sailing”. That’s the line I remember so clearly from a movie, though I can’t recall the movie I heard it in. I think it was a Kevin Bacon movie. It felt like the character was speaking directly to me when I heard it, …
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Oregon Coast Loop Bike Ride : Day 5 : 77 Miles : From Florence (Honeyman) to Eugene.
Up ay 6am and packing. It’s a bit chilly and wet. So thankful for the cooking of Kathy this morning. Eggs and french toast. Divided Google map is at the bottom due to a technical glitch it’s in two parts. Only 3 miles in to the bridge over Siuslaw and another flat for Michelle. At …
Oregon Coast Loop Bike Ride : Day 4 : 47 Miles from Beachside State Park to Honeyman just south of Florence
View 08/21/2013 7:47am Oregon Coast Loop – Day 4 – 40 Miles in a larger map We got a slow start today because I had to stop off where ther was reception to deal with a few business related issues. We stopped off at the Green Salmon coffee shoppe in Yachats. I had one latte …
Oregon Coast Loop Bike Ride : Day 3 : 45 Miles from Lincoln City to Beachside State Park
Started out a bit cold. But the Pirate Coffee Company warmed us up a bit. View 08/20/2013 7:32am Oregon Coast Loop – Day 3 – 46 Miles in a larger map Stopped to enjoy the view at Boiler Bay not too far along the way. Above is a shot from Depoe Bay. Above was taken …
Oregon Coast Loop Bike Ride : Day 2 : 75 Miles from Corvalis (County Fairgrounds) to Lincoln City (Devils Lake State Park)
This day was one of my favorites. Started out with a lot of truck/semi traffic, but in the beginning there were wide enough shoulders to deal with it. So may points on this map that Google had to divide it into two sections. View 08/19/2013 7:37am Oregon Coast Loop – Day 2 – …