Our new friend, Carrie (from The Portside Charleston), recommended we ride Seven Devils Road to get to US Hwy 101. I turned onto the road, which came up sooner than expected. A light fog hung in the air, the sound of the bikes swallowed by the mist. For the longest time, we were the only vehicles on the road. When I did see a vehicle behind us, I pulled over to let them pass so we could enjoy the solitude of the road. What an awesome way to start the day.
When we finally turned onto US Hwy 101, the traffic was light. We had expected the temperatures to be a bit lower today, at least according to the weather guys, so we (at least I) dressed accordingly. We weren't expecting as much wind today as yesterday, but we were expecting the temperatures to be a few degrees cooler. I added a layer of silk under the rest of my clothes, and it made a difference.
We stopped in a little town called Bandon, OR, for breakfast at The Station Restaurant, and found a very rare sight nearby. When was the last time you saw one of these?
After we left Bandon, the road took us inland a bit. I pulled us over at the first viewpoint on the right, partly to let the traffic behind us go by, and partly to get pictures of the coast and the fog.
A bonus of picking that spot: We got to see whales in the little bay. I tried to get pictures of them, but it was hard to get focused on them and get the shot before they were gone.
We stayed and watched them for about 15 minutes before we finally headed south again. We stopped a few more times along the way, partly so we wouldn't get cold, and partly to stretch our legs, have a drink, and hit the little room. Sometimes we just stopped to take a picture.
We arrived at our resting spot for the night about an hour before the rain started. It gave us enough time to get the bikes unloaded and our stuff in the cabin. We did not, however, have time to go into town for dinner.
We will be in this cabin for three nights. We haven't quite decided whether we are going to the Redwoods or back to Brookings tomorrow. Stay tuned!
Mileage today: 133.6
Jae's trip total: 3018.6
Donna's trip total: 3019.1
Where are you, on the coast or a bit inland? Looks like a great spot. Day rides planned or just relaxing and hanging out? I dove off the north coast of CA back in the day. Water's damn cold...
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We are spending a couple of days in the Crescent City, CA, area at the KOA campgound. We aren't right on the beach, but I'd say we are within a couple of miles of the beach. The redwoods are close by and tomorrow we are going to ride down to the Trees of Mystery and check it out. Thursday we head down to Willits, CA, which is quite a bit inland from where we are now.
ReplyDeleteInteresting in Oregon self service at gas stations is not allowed. Attendants present at all. But for the most part they ran our credit card then left the pumping to us.
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