Toledo, WA to Astoria, OR
81.5 miles, 3.658 feet of elevation gain and we ended up at only 157
feet above sea level. Yes, it was one of
those days.
Travis, our host in Toledo,
rode with us for a couple of hours this morning which was awesome. His sarcastic wit fit in good with our team
and it was good to have the local perspective on a few of the landmarks we
passed. Such as the weak women
barn. I had a picture but it has vanished.
From the 1930’s sold tonic to help
weak women. Weak Women became the phrase
of the day and Rachel never let us forget about it.
Weather was dry until between 20-30 miles from the WA/OR
state line, then it started to rain.
Spit at first and then rained and rained and rained the last 50+
miles. Some great scenery along the
Columbia river. Ate at Sharon’s Pizza
for lunch. Rode a ferry across to
OR.
After we crossed, Carl decided to
take the rest of the afternoon off and recover.
Then it really started to rain.
Shannon stopped about 20 miles from the end to get to a bike shop before
it closed. Dad and I rode the rest of
the way in when it really started to rain.
It was good to ride in the rain…for awhile. Kind of relaxing.
No one can tell you are crying when it rains.
Staying at the Grace Community Baptist Church in
Astoria. Marsha, the Church Secretary,
is our contact and she is a hoot. Her
and Rachel spent about 20 minutes talking about ducks. Dinner was spaghetti, garlic bread and salad
made by Rachel and it hit the spot.
Today I rode in honor of Mom, Leisa, Kathy and all those ladies who are the caregivers to their husbands with PD.
In 2011, we saw a lot of churches with great sayings on their signs. This was the first good one I have seen on this trip and I think it pretty much sums up what POPs is about.
Saw this pond while we were riding along the Columbia River. I thought this was just incredible.
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