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06/07/2007 Entry: "Waldport, OR"

We finally made it to the ocean!
Last night was lovely in Alsea. We met some local area hoodlums and played hackey sack with them for a while. When most of them ran off to play poker in the hills, Karen went to bed and Seager and I loitered outside the post office with our new friend Michelle. We found that even in a town that only consisted of a post office, a general store, a plant nursery (where we were given the yard to camp in, thanks Donna and Michelle) and a long-closed whorehouse, there is plenty to do. It was quite enjoyable to pass several hours bouncing a hackey sack off the post office wall and trying to outdo each other making animal noises.
This morning we were woken up at 5 by the rooster right next to our tents. I thought it was charming, but Seager seemed to want to behead him right then and there. Luckily, he restrained himself and went back to bed. The fog was beautiful when we finally did crawl out of our tents. I took considerably longer than Seager and Karen to do so, but after oatmeal and hot chocolate we were on the road again. After waffling about which route to take, we chose the road marked red, or extremely dangerous for biking, over a green route that would have taken us over bigger hills and taken us ten more miles to get to Waldport. The ride was beautiful, with hardly any traffic and nothing we really considered a hill after yesterdays pass. The smell of the Pacific Northwest rainforest is phenomenal.
Now Karen is waiting to use the computer, and Seager is off trying to schmooze our way onto someone's yard for the night. Life is pretty darn good, I would say.
Tomorrow we dip our tires and ride...well...North. We'll turn East in a couple of days. Keep in touch, everyone!

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Ariel,

I am sooooo jealous! All of the beautiful scenery you are enjoying. Glad to hear things are going well for the group. Stay safe and have lots of good adventures. Miss you here swimming in the lake. Hope you get time after biking to enjoy a little bit of time here on Sunset.

Posted by Marsha @ 06/17/2007 01:21 PM CST

That's my son, master of the schmooze. A rare and extremely valuable talent, and part of why he outlived his high school days. Or something like that.

Posted by TOS @ 06/12/2007 05:57 PM CST

Hey Ariel! I read your blog and I can't believe you're still doing pushups! I guess I better start doing them again or you'll really kick my butt. I'm so happy that you're on such a great adventure (and a bit jealous too). Thank for leaving all the cookies, I broke into the "job well done" ones last week.
Erica

Posted by Erica @ 06/10/2007 08:10 AM CST

Ariel,
Being the concerned auntie I am, I have been wondering how you are going to use that cool national cell phone plan from your male parental unit as you peddle across America. I have discovered a solar powered charger, the Solio universal hybrid charger, that I would be more than happy to donate to the cause (can use either electricity or solar to charge; has adapters for a variety of recepticles and plug adaptors for international travel). I think we could figure a way to attach the charger to your bike for when you need a charge. This should be able to charge a list of hand-held electronics, like if you have an iPod or something to listen to, or a camera, etc. Anyway, I hope to catch up with you sometime before you leave Idaho. Let me know what sort of goodies you'll be wanting when we meet (you can juggle or perform other forms of entertainment). Hope you are getting your mt. pass legs by now. Probably by the time you are buff in that department, you'll be downhilling to the plains! Have fun and stay safe! Hellos to Karen and Seegar. Love, AA

Posted by Auntie Anne @ 06/10/2007 12:33 AM CST

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