Day 7 - Astoria, OR
19.05.2007
12 °C
Well, we have finally hit Oregon and, to be exact, the Oregon Trail. Two explorers, Lewis and Clark, followed the Columbia River in search of the ocean and found it here. They are quite popular figures around here. Lots of things are named after the two of them. Day 6 was a long but doable 82 miles of cycling. Lisa missed about 10 miles during route planning so we grinned and beared it. It actually wasn't too bad. Today will be the test of sore muscles.
It's nice to see the ocean again. We have also returned to the land of fresh local and organic food. Astoria is an interesting town with a couple of worker owned co-ops, some buy local stickers in windows and other progressive stores. It seems to be waking up from a long period of difficult economic times.
We treated ourselves to a hostel for the night and a meal at the Brew Pub. After this there will be a number of state park options for camping along the coast. If the weather holds out and we don't get very much rain we'll be content to camp by the sea.
How ironic is this. I had just cut the grass -- because the sun came out for a minute or two -- and came in for a cold chocolate milk. I was wondering where you were and thought I'd call your mom to find out. (Sorry, but moms know these things.)
I checked my email first and found that you have been blogging your trip.
Great photos. And, for me, equally important, engaging writing.
I hope you'll be in touch when you get back to the Sunshine Coast -- where it's currently sunny between the cloudy bits.
19.05.2007 by aowen