2.3.06 – 20 July 2012: Rest Day in Lincoln City

Resting and Healing In Lincoln City

Read about our ride from Pacific City to Lincoln City

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We, finally, awoke, on our fifth day on the Oregon Coast.  We were in Lincoln City.  What a luxury it was to sleep in!  I had nagging feelings of guilt, but I fought through it, turning over to sleep until well after 8 AM.  Marian pronounced her hip sore, but serviceable.  In true trooper fashion, she said she could have ridden.  Instead, we finished breakfast, and set about washing.  I had nothing clean to wear for another day in the saddle.  We loaded up the washer, and ran several loads.  I ran out all my nylon rope, and we hung everything to dry in our room.  It got humid.  We wished we had clothes pins.

2.3.05 – 19 July 2012: Pacific City to Lincoln City

From Pacific City to Lincoln City, Shortened By Injury

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Read about our ride from Tillammook to Pacific City

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Our fourth day on the Oregon Coast opened to sunshine and humidity.  We were 68 air miles from Astoria, our starting point, and 237 air miles from our planned destination, Crescent City.  Our original plan had been to bike for three days, and then rest.  We had already biked three days, but were not happy with our motel in Pacific City.  For what it was, it was quite expensive.  We, could find no reasonable camping earlier than Lincoln City.  We had one set of bike clothes left, so we decided to press on.   We planned to bike to, at least, Lincoln City, and had thoughts of trying for Newport.  Unfortunately, Marian became dehydrated on a very long climb, and we decided to stop for the day at Lincoln City.