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Day 80: Baker City, OR (Day off). 0 miles.
We enjoyed what we now consider a lie-in, leaving our room just after 8am to go and have breakfast. The diner was attached to the motel and we had been given vouchers to use. It featured the obligatory...
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Day 81: Baker City, OR to Prairie City, OR (68 miles)
After such a fun night last night, we were worried we’d be up late for our day back on the bikes. In fact, we were up just after 6, and having breakfast by 6.45 (under the antlers again). We hit the...
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Day 82: Prairie City, OR to Dayville, OR (44 miles)
It had been a cold night – a low of 45° according to the forecast. We’d slept reasonably well, but would probably have donned some wooly hats if we’d have known how cold it was going to be. We both...
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Day 83: Dayville, OR to Mitchell, OR (44 miles)
Not only did we have to get up to avoid the heat today, we had to be out before the Sunday Service began. That gave us added impetus to pack up and get on the bikes. We’d slept reasonably well, but the...
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Day 84: Mitchell, OR to Redmond, OR (68 miles, total 4306)
It was a chilly start to the day, but the overnight low of 52° had helped us sleep well. Also helped by an excellent dinner with great company and some fine beers. We were up at six, and started making...
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Day 85: Redmond, OR to McKenzie River, OR (63 miles)
It may well have been our earliest start yet. We were out the door of the motel by 7am. No porridge this morning: 5.5 servings of granola each and a banana. We didn’t even have a cup of tea. This early...
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Day 89: Salem, OR to Portland, OR (65 miles)
Yesterday, 10 miles before we reached Salem, I saw a sign on the highway, alongside the road we were on, which read “Portland 56 miles”. Now then, you don’t need me to do the maths here, but I’m going...
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Day 90: Portland, OR. Day off. (0 miles)
Both of us had slept extremely well in the very comfortable surroundings of Margo and Joel’s beautiful house. We padded downstairs at around 8am to find our hosts already in the garden enjoying coffee...
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Day 91: Portland, OR to Clatskanie, OR (64 miles)
It was tough to leave Portland – and not just because of my poor attempt at navigation through the labyrinthine bicycle network. It was a great place – one of those cities that one gets to and doesn’t...
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Day 94: Cape Lookout, OR to Beverly Beach SP, OR (64 miles)
Our campsite at Cape Lookout really felt like it was in an enchanted forest this morning. The tall pine trees were silhouetted against the pale grey sky and the fog was low and thick. All the sounds...
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