(January 12, written by Dave) Not all parts of a bicycle tour are fun.  One particularly un-fun part is often the travel getting to the start or from the end of a ride.  We spent the last 36 hours travelling from Ushuaia to Portland, Oregon.  Boy, was it fun. We thought we were flying Aerolines … Continue reading Day 600 – travelling fun

(Written by Dave) We’ve just finished two restful days in Ashland with Jan and Kathie.  Thanks for driving all the way down to spend time with us you two. A highlight of our stay was seeing “The Merry Wives of Windsor” at the Ashland Shakespeare Theatre last night.  I was hoping to not fall asleep, … Continue reading Ashland updates

(Written by Dave) We had our normal brekkie today, with one important addition - a piece of huckleberry pie each.  I think the pie was better the second time around with the berries chilled in the fridge overnight - the cold berries almost had the texture of fresh pomegranate seed.  Of course, they didn’t taste … Continue reading Long and fast day –Union Creek to Ashland (121k/4300k)

(Written by Dave) We’ve had a fun 24 hours here at Union Creek and Crater Lake.  Today I’m going to let the photos do most of the talking.  The scenery here is almost idiot-proof when it comes to taking nice pictures. First some photos we captured of the Rogue River Gorge yesterday afternoon.  The gorge … Continue reading Crater Lake

(Written by Dave) As you’ve probably noticed, we got yesterday’s post out the following morning - we managed to get on the Wi-Fi when it was less full, over brekkie in the lodge.  The lodge food was a below average buffet made only just acceptable because they gave us both the over 55 price.  Naturally, … Continue reading Down river –Diamond Lake to Union Creek (48k/4179k)

(Written by Nancy) Another great stay last night at the Elk Haven RV Park – Dave is batting 1000 on the places he picked for overnight stays on this leg so far.  We had a nice grassy spot with a picnic table, it was pretty quiet even though we were right on Hwy 138, and … Continue reading Up river – Glide to Diamond Lake (103k/4131k)

(Written by Dave) Rice Hill RV park was quiet overnight and it actually got a little bit chilly.  We slept with the rain-fly off the tent and had a wet sleeping bag in the morning.  We won’t try that again...  Senior editor didn’t think it was a good idea in the first place – lesson … Continue reading North Umpqua River –Rice Hill to Glide (74k/3882k)

(Written by Dave) Wow – what a night (and morning) at the hostel.  The block party was all that Nancy described yesterday and more.  We had a “crew” hanging on our front porch all night smoking dope.  They were guests, we think, and they kept coming in to use the bathroom.  We had clouds of … Continue reading Eugene wine country hills – Eugene to Rice Hill RV Park (79k/3808k)

(Written by Nancy) We had a great time catching up with Anna yesterday, enjoyed a dinner out with her and her boyfriend Hayden and channelled our long-forgotten college days by sleeping on the floor of their little apartment. Andy arrived around 9am this morning from Portland to join Dave and I and Anna for the … Continue reading Tour of the Oregon farmlands – Corvallis to Eugene (71k/3729k)