Day 10, August 20 - 67.4 miles sun/cool cloud- Cape Lookout State Park to South Beach State Park Great sleep, up early. So beautiful, sad to leave. But pack and leave we did and up a hill for 3 miles ( mountain), "what a warm up!" Then a thrilling ride down into Kiwanda Beach for a coffee break. Picturesque place, great rock out on beach! Then more up and down ride to Neskowin and another steep climb into Lincoln City. McD for lunch- horrible traffic. Last Cl...

Day 9 - August 19- 48.5 miles Slept in - no fog, warmer -tent fly wet, coffee/breakie then packed and on the road. Passing Nehalem River bridge so many fish boats. Nice ride beach side to a stop at "Rockaway Beach", summer market. Then onto Tillamook, (famous for cheese), also has a great "Pancake House", good food and cheap. Next groceries. Then onto scenic route, Cape Meares, ok, but the steep climbs were hard. 3 mile climb to top. Ocean Side has these amazing...

Day 8 August 18- 40 miles Woke to rain, had our coffee, food then packed wet gear. Quick ride to seaside then onto Cannon Beach and Mike's Bile Shop. He serviced my bike, needed extra tubes and bought a warmer rain jacket. Had coffee while we waited, looked around. Then rode through town and spotted "Hay Stack Rocks", wow they are amazing, hope my pictures work! George, you would love it here, miles of beach to walk! Next back on highway we come to the first of ...

Day 7 - 46miles , Bay Center to Fort Stevens State Park. Foggy, very cool. Thank you to all my family and friends for your encouraging words, they mean a lot and help get me through the days. We left early in fog - saw our first deer. Followed the 101, #4, 104- great highways and wide shoulders. Our first stop was mile 20 at a really small retro cafe called the "Rocket Diner", cheap and great food and good service, also loved the decor. Quickly got to the famou...