Stats: 58.26 Miles, 6:06 Hours, 9.5 MPH Average, 30.5 MPH Top Speed, Rain and low 40’s.
We woke up this morning disappointed that the rain was back. I had gotten up at 4:30 because nature called, and the skies were still clear, but by 7 when we actually got up the gray, cold, and wet weather was back. We hung our heads low, said bye to Dean and Laurie, and hit the road. The wet morning started with the 7 hills of
By lunch we were tired and wet. We ate in Bandon, and then headed back out into the chilly windy day.
By late afternoon the rain had intensified and we just hoped the campsite appeared around every corner. Finally we made it too our deserted camp grounds where we quickly pitched our tent under a tree and headed off to the hot showers. They took a while to get hot, but once they were there it felt so good! 60 miles in the cold windy rain was hard, but the shelter and warm water made us feel great. We ended up cooking hot dogs and cup-o-soup in the bathrooms, ate quickly, and fell right asleep with dreams of sunshine in our minds.
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