June 3 @ 3:08 pmA little video and a few stills edited together for your viewing pleasure!
June 2 @ 8:35 pm
Safely home after five long days on the bike. Rode from Florence, OR back to Seattle with a couple of other riders from STN on 101. We had great weather all the way through Oregon, cool but sunny. Started getting colder and gray once we crossed into Washington. Typical! Other than having to bob and weave around squadrons of marauding RVs we had a fantastic ride back.
I did a little back of the envelope figuring and my rough distance for the full five days was 1,612 miles traveled. My longest day was Day 2 - Florence, OR to Fortuna, CA @ 462 miles (took the long way) and my shortest was my day ride in the Fortuna area on Saturday at around 140 miles. Not bad.
I had a great time but I’m glad to be home and off the bike for a while. Overall the new luggage worked out great, no complaints. The GPS did its job with only a few minor glitches. I’m thinking a new custom seat may be in the future, I’d like a little more comfort on long days!
June 1 @ 9:04 pm
Today we started the 2-day journey for home. I hooked up with several other riders for the dash up coastal highway 101. The day started cold and gray and stayed that way for quite a while as we winded our way north along the coast and through the passes. As we got up into Oregon a ways we could see patches of blue and finally we broke out into full on sunshine. It was quite a treat!
After several long days in the saddle, you really begin to get tired and sore. This motivated us to minimize our stops today and soldier on to Florence, OR which is our half way point. We arrived fairly early and got checked into a motel for a nice hot shower before we met up for dinner. We had a surprisingly good Chinese meal at a little strip mall restaurant near our motel. Now all warmed up and with full bellies, the group consensus was to call it an early evening and meet for breakfast in the morning before loading up the bikes and heading out for our last day on the road.
The forecast is looking pretty good for tomorrow. I’m hopeful that we’ll have a pleasant run back up the coast and into Seattle. I’ve had a great time but I’m ready to be home.
