Fueled with cereal our heroes struck out on another day of cycling.
Facing such daunting obstacles as fog armaments of blinky lights were brought to bare.
Marlene even escorted us to make sure we didn’t stir up too much trouble.
We courageously faced such dangers as… um… hills, and er… downhills as we pedaled along.
Then we came upon a hootenanny house, no time to stop and hoot though.
Salt was on the breeze and our momentum was strong.
At the last possible moment, Disaster struck!
Shep an Aonne were maliciously attacked by the cyclists oldest nemesis… the ground.
Aonne only suffered slight scrapes, but Shep`s bike was greatly injured. The handlebars were askew, a scratch on the frame, but worst of all the rear wheel was toast. Steve and Shep worked long and hard on the wheel, and with exceptional efforts they managed to get a frighteningly wobbly wheel onto Sheps bike.
Our hero Shep then led the way the final 3 miles to the beach.
With the rest of us following in his wake.
The goal nearly at hand.
Over a small dune and our front wheels hit salt water.
Hearty congratulations were made, we had reached the Pacific!
Then the Pacific reached out for us, and we were standing in a foot of water…. we didn’t feel like cycling onto Hawaii so we made a hasty retreat.
Our peregrination to the end of the continent was complete.
Victory!
I am thankful to have been blessed with such admirable touring companions.
Down the coast a bit we met up again for our final dinner.
We were joined by friends and family.
The whole foods ladies even surprised us with an appearance.
Revelry and reflection ensued.
Much refuelling took place as well, yum.
Our good pals, the Dutch ladies, allowed us to share in Marlene`s triumph as well.
Some seals
And gulls arrived to catch sight of our merry band.
Thanks to all of you that made this journey so amazing. It has been a true blessing to meet such wonderful and loving people all across the country.
I will email all those I have contact information on, if you don’t hear from me you are vigorously invited to send me an email or comment on this blog.
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