Day 8

Posted by my dad:

A very cool (88 miles along the coast watching sea stacks) today.

It was really foggy when our intrepid riders Carry and Nick woke up. They stopped less than 2 miles from yesterdays campsite for breakfast at a little cafe. They split a huge plate of veggies and food.  The pile of veggies was too tempting after days of doughnut holes and coffee (but later in the day they wished we hadn’t eaten quite so much.)

Then they journeyed inland then back to the coast and continued zigzagging back and forth. It was the first day they saw surfers and fishermen standing in the surf casting into the waves. At the end of the day they crossed the Thomas Creek Bridge-345 feet high! It is the highest bridge on the Oregon coast and we thought it would be necessary to ride UP and then DOWN, but the bridge proved to be virtually flat. A glance over the side revealed a DEEP GORGE below.

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