We've finally reached the Oregon coast! After days of travelling near the coast, and wondering how many lakes coastal Oregon can possibly have, we finally got a chance to fish around in some tidepools and slip and slide on seaweed fields yesterday at Sunset Bay.
On our way into Bandon we rode Seven Devils Road, which consisted of quite a few more than seven hills, as well as seven more major hills which had been labelled "devils" by some "helpful" passerby, with additional encouragement like "#6--I think?! (cartoon figure scratching its head)".
Upon reaching Bandon we conjoined with several cyclists we'd met along the way and had dinner before parting ways. They have ridden diagonally from Key West to Seattle, and are now riding down the coast. The two of them had even met one of our other cycling acquaintances while riding thru Colorado, what a coincidence!
The view here is incredible, one our hosts lives directly above the sea in a beautiful concrete bunker sort of house. By "the sea" I don't mean just waves crashing, but also cliffs, huge island-sized stones protruding from the surf, beachgrass, and so on. Our other host is just up the road with his housemates.
Today is our rest day before moving on to Gold Beach and on down the coast to California, where we have more work that we are excited to do!
Ride well!
-RGBG
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