Almost to California

Yesterday Torill went the entire day without eating any chocolate or
candy. I didn't think it could be done. Today, however, she is more
than making up for yesterday's self induced show of restraint and is
now in a blood sugar coma lying in the warm sun like a lizard.

We are now a day and a half's ride away from California but as this is
the first day of good weather since entering Oregon we opted to stop
after only 20 miles and spend the remainder of the day at the beach in
the sun. We will be staying in one of the park's heated Yurts
tonight! At each of the campgrounds so far the yurts have all been
booked and each night we have been very cold and damp in our tent.
Yurts are cabin/tent structures with a sofa, bed, and electricity.
They are a pretty solid deal at only $27 a night but as a result are
virtually always booked 9 months in advance.

The ride through Oregon has been spectacular and the rains have
lessened the past few days allowing us to fully take in the views.
We've ridden about 50 miles (80 kms) each day, stopping each night at
one of the many excellent state parks. Bike campers have a designated
section in each of the parks, are never turned away, and are only
charged $4 per person per night. There are more touring cyclists in
Oregon than we met in Washington, most are cycling to San Francisco or
San Diego. Only one we've met so far is planning on venturing on into
Mexico and he's going all the way to Argentina from Alaska.

So we've ridden over 1,000 kilometers and have had no flat tyres; the
bikes are performing well although they are in need of a thorough
cleaning this afternoon.

Attached are some of our photos from the past few days in Oregon.
Each photo's filename indicates the location.

Cheers,
Torill and Brydone