First few days have been awesome

Beth and I arrived in Portland about 7:00, (Beth is always amazing at supporting my adventures Thanks Beth) After arriving we went to dinner with Beth's family here in Portland. Charlie, Beth's new nephew is super cute. He is always flapping his arms, training to fly. I am very impressed with Portland it is like a whole town of hipsters (like Ewen). Saturday super sunny amazing breakfast with Beth at the Tin Shed(highly recommend if ever in Portland). Then we picked up my riding companion Carrie, followed by an adventure through Portland, including a stop at Saint Cupcake and Carrie acquiring her riding companion lobster.

To the coast
Very uneventful trip to the coast, woke Sunday morning to beautiful Oregon weather-- rain. Beth (the awesome one) was kind enough to join me a Carrie for the first few miles of our trip.

After stopping in Seaside, Beth turned around and Carrie and I cruised on. Next was the awesome town of Cannon Beach and David the friendliest bike mechanic ever. After fixing Carrie's bike he offered us a place to stay and told us about an ultimate Frisbee game later that day. As you climb out of Cannon Beach there is a sketchy tunnel(not fun). After that the views where amazing. If any of you have ever considered touring the Oregon Coast do. It is amazing. As we rolled in to Manzanita our stop for the night we ate at an awesome burrito place recommended by our new friendly bike mechanic who soon cruised by on his high bike (might have to get Seth to build one). Concluded our day with a wonderful hot shower at the state park. Oregon is very biker friendly. Their state parks have hiker/biker sites that are only 4 bucks a night. The other good thing is they are secluded from those evil road hoggers known as RV's

Day two
We cruised along Tillamook Bay. Once again amazing Oregon weather Rain!! If you do come to bike Oregon make sure to pack yellow sunglasses it is almost as nice as the sun. Tillamook not very cool. However Three Capes scenic route after Tillamook was amazing, topped off with a cool light house and amazing views. Beware Cape some how also means climbing. Charging through the rain we ended our day in Cape Lookout. There we meet the friendly German biker who had started the trip from the east coast. He seemed a little burned out and eager for social interaction, which was great as he gave me lots of good information.

Day three
Still raining a lot, but we have seen the sun. One benefit of Oregon is the fact you just go for it no matter what the weather. If your on your bike you will be wet sometime during the day. Right now I am in Ppacific City a very nice dry library.