Day 4 May 28th

Day 4 May 28^th

Stats: 74.47 Miles, 6:43 Hours, 10.7 MPH Average, 33.4 MPH Top Speed, Sun shine in the morning and overcast most of the day, low 50’s.

Today was pretty uneventful; we woke up to sunshine in Sol Duc Hot Springs, packed our things and headed off. The ride back to 101 was amazingly quick; apparently we rode up hill those last 12 miles last night into Sol Duc. Anyway we were both happy to be coasting instead of pedaling.

As soon as we left the rain forest behind the sun went away and clouds rolled in threatening us with another wet day. Luckily the bike gods spared us and we rode all day without a single drop. The ride to Forks was pretty much flat and straight and Molly was hustling and keeping me on my toes with her 15 MPH pace. We obviously got in early and had a long lunch, and finally found somewhere to connect to the internet. We decided to lounge and play on the computer, charge all the electronics and relax a bit, and of course we took too long and by the time we decided to leave we were in a rush to get back on the road. So off we went, 4:30 and 30 more miles to Kalaloch. About 10 miles out of town the coffee shop owner went whizzing by us and flagged us over, Molly, in the rush of things, forgot her phone that was charging in the café. The owner told Molly to use her head a bit more and rushed back into Forks. With all our pieces now with us, we continued to pedal. We raced through Hoh Rain Forest and Olympic National Park and finally made it to the camp ground in Kalaloch by about 8:00. Thank god for the extra hour of light these Washington folk get up here compared to Denver!! Anyway we set camp and went down to the beach, yes Kalaloch in on the ocean; we finally made it to the coast!! Anyway we relaxed on the sand and enjoyed a pre dinner snack.

It’s now 10:45 and we have eaten, washed our dirty clothes, cleaned our faces and teeth and are ready to hit the sack. Night night!!