Experience: Was super fun to camp with Peg and Sam. Met up with Scott at Freddie's in Tillamook and again at the camp site. Scott went to college at SOSC (SOU) and lives in the everybody-knows-everybody Seward, Alaska. This is his first bike camping expedition outside of his home, and he's doing it without a map. We talked routes on the beach while watching the sunset.
Today's ride felt long and simple, and simply pleasant.
Weather: 65ish and sunny, then foggy, then sunny, then windy! Winds so strong I had to bear down and beg not to be blown into traffic.
Roads: Clean, smooth, better shoulders and more pullouts today. Roadside drink cans and other litter have all but disappeared.
Spotted: Deer, countless shorebirds.
Cape count: 5 (Arch Cape, Cape Falcon, Cape Meares, Cape Lookout)
Fort count: 4
Purveyors peddling fine Myrtlewood: 1
Camp site lowdown: large, separate, secluded camp spots within earshot of the ocean. Tasty water, and full locking charging station, tools and pump. By the time you walk to the nearest toilet your bladder has time to fill up again, and the immodest warm showers are on the other side of earth.
Fun meter: can I get a whoop! Whoop!
Achy breaky body parts: My wrists went numb a few times.
Mechanicals: maybe I need to add a line for "electricals"? My heart rate monitor decided to think my heart rate wouldn't go above 80, so I had to switch to wrist monitoring.