Continuing the bike tour along the west coast of the USA, today I cycled from Fort Stevens to Nehalem Beach. Using a 'Pee Bottle' when camping (Blog post written: Sept 30th 2009) Heavy rain during the night necessitated the use of a pee bottle during the night. Well, old fanta bottle. I'll leave you to work out the logistics of it all, but it was mission accomplished with thankfully zero … [Read more...]
Day off in Fort Stevens – A day off the bike on the Pacific Coast Route
I took a well deserved day off from cycling today. It had been a while since I just chilled out and did nothing, so this was my big chance at Fort Stevens! A rest day from cycling the PCH (Blog post written: Sept 29 2009) I decided to take the day off from cycling today, which although I started feeling guilty about, I soon got over, especially when I realised I hadn’t had a day off the bike … [Read more...]
Cycling from Disappointment Bay to Fort Stevens – Buying a new tent
Today, I cycled over the Astoria Big Bridge on the route from Disappointment Bay to Fort Stevens. I also managed to buy a new tent! Cycling Disappointment Bay (Blog post written: Sep 28 2009) In the morning, I got talking to a girl from Quebec who had turned up at the campground in the evening with her friend. They were both riding from Vancouver and possibly on to Panama, and pick fruit in … [Read more...]
Cycling from Bruceport to Disappointment Bay – Bike Touring USA
Today's cycling from Bruceport to Disappointment Bay was another relatively easy one. Nowhere to buy a new tent though yet! Cycling from Bruceport Blog post written September 2009 as part of my Alaska to Argentina bike tour. Again easy riding today, which is both good and bad. Good that I am having it easy, but bad because I will get used to it, and then a hard day will be absolute … [Read more...]
Cycling from Twin Harbours to Bruceport County Campground
The first night's sleep in the makeshift shelter I had to construct, and then I cycled from Twin Harbours to Bruceport County Campground. The night in the shelter (Blog post written: Sept 26 2009) Arriving at Twin Harbours the previous night, my tent poles all snapped. This meant I had to put up a temporary shelter for the night in the campground. Pretty sure I got some strange looks from … [Read more...]