It was another great day for a ride today. We left the cute, clean, little Motel called the Ocean Breeze before 9am, in search of a good breakfast spot. On our way we mingled with some biking chicks traveling from Seattle with a group of friends. I got to chat with Sherrie. for a while. She is traveling to Brookings, but some of the members of her group will continue on to LA. They're staying in campgrounds and have a friend sagging their gear.
We found our breakfast in Reedsport, happy that we had made good progress. We had a couple of options for today. We could stop in North Bend, or continue on through to Bandon. also a consideration was Lisa, a friend that was planning on joining us for the day. Unsure of how we would hook up, we sent her to Reedsport to catch 101. We passed by a few dune filled waysides and campgrounds that would have been worth checking out but we were less sightseers today, and more bikers. Quite early we were in North Bend. Have you been to N Bend? It's plain ... nothing caught our eye or screamed "stop here". Seems to me North Bend is a great place to be LEAVING ... so we did. On the bridge into town, we had to walk our bikes 2 miles as it was under construction. We traversed amid signs that mandated ear and eye protection. The view was part stunning( in the waterway and hills), and part trash heap. We couldn't get outta town fast enough. CoosBay was just right around the corner and it was much better, but we only had 25 more miles to Bandon. We texted Lisa our new location while standing in front of Les Schwab's, so we pottied there, drank water, and had a bit of popcorn as well, since we knew Les wouldn't mind. We met a lady there who told us she used to live 3 blocks from Steve Prefontane when she was a kid. She said he used to run past her house everyday. I was thinking he probably ran past EVERYBODY'S house EVERYDAY ... but there you have it. Essential Coos Bay history to be learned right there at Les Schwab's!
We kept on moving. There were more flats and downhills than before and we had high hopes of a ride to Dinner.
We found our breakfast in Reedsport, happy that we had made good progress. We had a couple of options for today. We could stop in North Bend, or continue on through to Bandon. also a consideration was Lisa, a friend that was planning on joining us for the day. Unsure of how we would hook up, we sent her to Reedsport to catch 101. We passed by a few dune filled waysides and campgrounds that would have been worth checking out but we were less sightseers today, and more bikers. Quite early we were in North Bend. Have you been to N Bend? It's plain ... nothing caught our eye or screamed "stop here". Seems to me North Bend is a great place to be LEAVING ... so we did. On the bridge into town, we had to walk our bikes 2 miles as it was under construction. We traversed amid signs that mandated ear and eye protection. The view was part stunning( in the waterway and hills), and part trash heap. We couldn't get outta town fast enough. CoosBay was just right around the corner and it was much better, but we only had 25 more miles to Bandon. We texted Lisa our new location while standing in front of Les Schwab's, so we pottied there, drank water, and had a bit of popcorn as well, since we knew Les wouldn't mind. We met a lady there who told us she used to live 3 blocks from Steve Prefontane when she was a kid. She said he used to run past her house everyday. I was thinking he probably ran past EVERYBODY'S house EVERYDAY ... but there you have it. Essential Coos Bay history to be learned right there at Les Schwab's!
We kept on moving. There were more flats and downhills than before and we had high hopes of a ride to Dinner.
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