Last night we replaced the rear tube on Sue’s bike once again. We should be good to go for riding on this day. Like most mornings the first thing to do once we got going was to find a place for breakfast. The most promising place was 1.2 miles away and in this 1.2 miles I got a flat tire. It was only my second on the trip, but geez only 1.2 miles. Fortunately, the flat was noticed in the parking lot of the restaurant.
Today’s ride along the Oregon coast is one of the scenic. There were hills to climb and traffic was heavy because it was a saturday, but it was cool. I am sure this deterred many people from heading to the Oregon Coast. The scenery was too good to pass up so there were many stops along the way. We saw a seal lion cave with hundreds of seals inside and out and a blow hole. Both were very cool.
The destination for today was Newport. After getting settled and fed there was a long walk along the very expansive beach.
Today’s stats: total mileage 49.6 miles, average speed 12.0 mph, elevation gain 2234 feet, elevation loss 2205 feet, maximum speed 34.2 mph.