We rode down to Cannon Beach from Warrenton yesterday. We stopped at Seaside where we got our first good look at the Pacific. We saw the statue of Lewis and Clark and their faithful dog that marks the end of the Lewis and Clark expedition. After eating some lunch and buying some salt water taffy (Martha, of course) we headed on down the road to Cannon Beach where we planned to spend the night. Though the mileage was short we had two or three good climbs to get there. At the top of the biggest climb I stopped to take off my jacket and Nicola rode up beside me. She was a solo rider from Tuscon who had come out to Vancouver heading all the way down the coast to San Francisco. She had a knee injury and since she can`t hike, she thought she ought to do something! We had a nice chat.
A little further down the road--maybe a couple of miles, I pulled off to look at a historical marker and another solo rider, Miriam, rode up. She is doing the TransAm from Astoria to Yorktown, VA and this was her first day. She had just flown in from the Netherlands to Portland and took the bus up to Astoria to start her adventure. She was also planning to stop in Cannon Beach so we all rode in together and got our campsite.
We stayed at Wright's campground which is a family run campground and has been open since 1959. It is for tents only and consists of a large grove of old growth trees (they are HUGE) with nice little camping areas nestled in and around the grove. Very pleasant. They let us put all 3 tents in one area and only charged us for one spot. Trust me--not everyone is so generous. One county campground charged us $22 for a tent site and $10 extra for the second tent. They also wanted $5 for a cold water shower. (I think I already blogged about it--sorry if I`m repeating myself). This place had hot showers and even had a laundry facility.
We ate dinner in Cannon Beach and had a chance to get acquainted with Miriam. She is a medical student who is on a 3 month holiday before she resumes her internship. She is a very lovely young lady--we have exchanged information and hope to follow her journey and maybe even make contact again when she makes her way to our part of the country.
It was a rainy day yesterday and again we had rain all night. Miriam departed at 7:30 this a.m. Caroline and I rode into Cannon Beach to eat some breakfast in a dry environment. The wind was really fierce out of the south, so we made the decision to take the bus into Rockaway Beach. There are several bus routes that service the coast that also have bike racks. What a great thing. We had a nice day roaming around Cannon Beach where we met another solo rider that Caroline posted about.
We are now settled in a really sweet little motel in Rockaway Beach called the Sea Haven Motel. It has individual rooms as well as a guest house. The guest house is available to rent for big groups, or when not being using by a group, available as a hostel. We called to inquire about hostel rooms, and since they had none available, they are giving us a private room for the same cost. It has a kitchen, washer/dryer--pretty snazzy.
The really great news is that the weather forecast is for 5 straight days of sun. We`ve actually been pretty lucky. Even though it has been overcast and cool, there haven`t been too many days where it rained nonstop.
Tomorrow we head for Tillamook where we will hang out for a few days and do some day trips.
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