So the morning of Saturday 21st the group decimated. The magnificent severn rode out of Vancouver, with Gilly and Di departing to rejoin later the famous five continued and with J & M moving ahead and blazing the trail the The Three Musketteers stagger onwards. We cycled to Cape Lookout State Park and errected our tents on a balmy evening by the sea. You have heard of the storm approaching asked the Rangers? What storm? we replied meekly. The one with 50 to 60 mph winds they said!Oh bu.... we said. Perhaps they have over stated things said the Rangers and it will not get here til morning. Morning came and we were in deep poo!Any cabins available we asked?You jest they said- these cabins are booked months in advance.Nothing to it but to tough it out. Then a very nice Ranger informed us that they had a cabin cancellation - we were in like Flin. Lucky or what - it was a ferocios day.
We have now staggered down this fantastic coast with it's amazing headlands and beaches, it's small towns, funny little diners and massive hills but we are still in the rain. We soldier on until lunch time and then seek shelter. We are now in Depoe Bay - a motel with a jacuzzi and a restaurant with proper wine - a good port in a storm. Weather
a bit iffy for the next day or 2 and then we hope to see some sun. As Pat said - it would be nice to cycle on a dry road sometime in Oregon.
Odo 600 - over a quater gone.
No comments:
Post a Comment