Elma, WA to Westport, WA - 46 miles
When we were packing for this trip, I made sure that we all had cold weather gear even though I hoped that we wouldn't have to use it. We used it the first morning. This morning I left camp wearing my bike clothes, under armor pants and top and a thin jacket. Luckily with what we're doing, extra layers of clothing usually come off within 2 miles of leaving camp, and we don't need them again until after dark.
Have I mentioned my favorite Washington weed? Blackberries! Everywhere! A good portion of the roads we've traversed in the last 9 days are lined with wild blackberries. We try to grab a few when we stop for a drink of water.
Tan has a different favorite activity when we stop. Throwing rocks. Even when he takes his break laying down, he's throwing rocks. Stephen is mentally designing a shirt for him with a caution sign on the back and the silhouette of a child throwing rocks.
This evening at the state park, we camped next to 4 other cyclists who are also touring the Pacific Coast. One was from Quebec and is biking from Vancouver to San Francisco. The other three are from Ontario and are planning to take the next 2-3 months going all the way to Mexico. Sounds familiar.
