Day 5

This is Bud, from San Diego. Bud retired on Friday, and was in Astoria on Sunday to start this ride. Bud bought his bike last month. What a way to start retirement! The best time to live your dream is now.

We could not have ordered better conditions for today. Though it was cold this morning, this afternoon was amazing! The climbs were challenging but after what we heard at rap, I was expecting worse. 117 miles. For most of us our longest distance to date. We all lived, thanks to a tail wind and a fresh chip seal our times were quicker than we had expected. We traveled through this canyon with a river running through it, the walls rising above us. Past some farm land rectangle bails of hay and round things of alfalfa I think. Past horses and cows, few steers. When we hit 100 miles Doug and I stopped for photos. And when the ride was done? Nachos and pepsi. What a celebration.

Dinner! The OutPost put on a most delicious spread. A great strawberry salad, chicken, veggies, rigatoni, rolls and cookies. I skipped the cookies and walked down to the DQ for a dipped cone.

Now everyone knows I am directionally challenged, but they haven't quite figured it out here yet. So sometimes when I lead it's not so good. One wrong turn yesterday, that's not so bad. However, if I want to lead, I must know where I am going. So tonight I study. The map, and other stuff.

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