So, Jim and his bike made it to Oregon and the 3 of us decided to ride the first 75 miles from Florence to our home in Springfield a week before starting off "for good." We followed tradition and dipped our back wheel into the Pacific Ocean and then set off for Whittaker Creek campground, 34 miles into the trip. Our friend Kathi was kind enough to drive up from Coos Bay in her SUV so that the 3 of us and our 3 bikes and our 6 panniers and our 3 handlebar bags would all fit in one vehicle. She drove us to Florence- making sure we had some treats to eat on our way- and we started biking at 3:30, after washing our sandy tires and chains off- sorta a silly tradition after spending much money getting our bikes "in shape" for the ride!
Our only mishaps were 1) Jim dropping his water bottle 2 miles into the ride and Mimi promptly running over it.
2) Mimi trying to shift into her lowest gear on a dreaded hill and her chain falling off. Luckily, she was able to clip out of her shoes immediately and didn't fall...
We camped at beautiful Whittaker Creek campground after biking for 34 miles...
The weather was gorgeous the next day for the final 45 miles..
(Anyone noticing the miles don't add up- it's because we rode 4 miles round trip to the campground!)
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