Tired in Tillamook

Visit to the drive through Redwood tree in Leggett without a car to drive through it: $5
20 cliff bars of various flavors: $30
1 bottle of sunscreen: $5
2 nights at the motel 6: $150
3 stops at Starbucks: a lot
Getting closer every day and enjoying the ride. Priceless.

Well everyone, only 3 more days of riding to go. We are in Garibaldi, Oregon now. Tomorrow Astoria, then Centralia, and Wednesday to Seattle. So close!!! But so tired.

During the last few days our fast pace has caught up with us, or at least with me. I am exhausted, but VERY excited to arrive in Seattle.

We experienced some bad weather, aka terenchal downpour, while we were camping after Leggett and decided to send our semi-incomplete camping material home and splurge for a few motels. After a few nights of “huddling for warmth” with one sleeping bag and the fire queen struggling to make fires with damp wood/paper/everything flammable, we thought motels would be our best option of not freezing or getting wet during the final leg.

Today we also got our first picture of us together taken. The picture speaks for itself…

We also continue to learn new things on our trip:
– Logging trucks are BIG. And imagining what would happen if a log or two came lose isn’t easy on the nerves while they ride by you and your bike.
– Refrain from eating Dairy Queen after eating Domino’s pizza, even if you’re trying to make the pizza go down smoother.
– A budget of $25 a day for two is not enough if you’re riding more than 60 miles a day.
– In Safeway, bathrooms are always located in the back on the right.
– The Central and North Oregon Coast is beautiful. We’re not sure if the South Coast is too because all day, every day the only thing visible was fog.

Our next update will probably be once we arrive to Seattle. Thanks for following and stay tuned to our twitter!