Today, Thursday, we traveled from the comfort of our four-guy motel room in Waldport to the Mill Casino in the upscale suburb of Coos Bay, a distance of 83 miles. We averaged 15.2 mph and climbed 4106 feet. We had several unexpected climbs, thanks to our outdated American Cycling maps. Being an engineer, Daniel is most upset with the inaccuracy of the maps. We seemed to climb where we thought we would be descending and descended where we thought we would be climbing. The plan today was to stop at Reedsport, approximately 25 miles sooner than our 83 miles. Upon reaching what we thought would be our stop for the night, the town seemed more like something in the middle of Oklahoma than a beach town in Oregon. We did however, find a Mexican dive with great tostsdas, but Jerry would have none of the south of the border food and opted for a burger at the dairy queen. Along the way, we stopped at a bike store in Florence and the "mechanic" fixed the gearing on Daniels bike and Gary got a new tire. After stopping for Mexican food, we decided to continue to the Coos bay after realizing that there was a casino waiting for us and most probably, another all-you-can-eat restaurant. The only question was - - would they allow all four of us in one room with four beds???
It has now become apparent that this might actually be a cycling gambling junket - we have stopped at casinos two of the past three nights. I am alarmed that our discussion tonight has turned from how many miles we should ride tomorrow - to where is the next casino down the coast is. There is much to be said about a 12.95 all-you-can-eat buffet when four guys who have just ridden 83 miles comes walking in the door.
Today's route was long, but beautiful. We traveled past miles of desolate beaches and sand dunes. Everything in Oregon seems to be the "biggest" or the "best". Today, we traveled past the worlds smallest harbor and the worlds largest sea lion cave. Lets see what tomorrow brings....
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