August 16, Day 6 - 46.18miles, 4:25 Left early, 7 am, to beat the hot,hot temperatures. Cool but warmed up quickly ....lots of hills....so many ups and downs. A logging area, clear cuts, reforested. Into the logging town of Raymond, with lots of metal sculptures, really unique! Had a good breakfast too. Leaving town went onto lovely bike path to South Bend, with tidal sloughs. Our final stop was out of the tiny "oyster" community of Bay Center. Bay Center, KOA...

Day 5...August 15, 77miles (123 km) in very hot conditions. Started early, beautiful along the canal, a bit foggy. Stopped in Hoodsport for coffee, nice place. Good roads, lots of logging trucks but no problem. Stopped for water at a Casino - Kamilche trading post. Then on a seemingly never ending road to Montesano. Really tired with heat and distance so we are in the only Motel in town, but it has wifi and phones. We are making up for lost days. My first flat,...

Day 4, 28miles - laundry, waiting, exploring type of day. Up early, walk to restaurant, nice breakie, back to camp, pick up laundry and bike very scenic road along hood canal, very like our coast, beautiful, would be a wonderful destination for holiday. There is a burning ban...forests very dry, they smell wonderful though and seem so lush. Will be two days behind on schedule. Part came when we went garage, Keith said it was there - but at 3 am it is to early to...

Day 3 - 40 miles. Port Townsend to Brinnon. Left camp early, 2 1/2 mi to highway out of Port Townsend, lots if hills. First stop was Quilcene, famous for oysters. Entered Olympic State Park and climbed Mount Walker, at top found trailer hitch on left side had losened! Could not fix it so had a slow, worried long descent to next town, Brinnon, where the only help was the garage, where Keith, worked on it and we finally made contact with company, he arranged the pa...

Day 2 - Bay View St. Park to Port Townsend. 50.7 miles From campsite fast ride onto Widbey Island. Deception Pass was challenging narrow roads, lots of traffic, but beautiful - walked across bridge, found a rare pay phone and called George. Up Island to Ault Field Road , onto West Beach and some very steep hills but it brought us to my cousin Joys - and a wonderful visit and much needed rest. She told us of great bike path off main highway, and directions to Key...