45 miles two climbs one at 500 ft the other at 800 ft Memorial Day traffic heavy.
The weather is in our favor and if all is well will be for the next 10 days. Except for the climbs my lag time behind Joe is improving.
We learned to day that Paul, one of our former scoutmasters, is recovering from a motor cycle accident. Paul our well wishes and hopes for a speedy recovery go out to you.
Our friend Robin has a good friend judy who lives in lincoln city has graciously opened her door to us. We are going to lay over here an extra day then ride long on Wed. to meet the fed ex and we will end up a little ahead of plan. It sure is nice to know that people will take you in and share what they have. It is also nice to sleep in a bed for two nights.
Well I had a Benny Hill moment number 3. I was climbing the 800 foot climb at the end of the day and I started thinking what would happen if my front tire hit the 10 inch cement burm to my right. Keep in mind I am going about 4 mph and I have about two feet of road space between me and the traffic. Moments later my tire hit, but I was prepared so I thought. This time my left side was unclip and I was ready, but the angle my tire hit and the weight on my bike tipped me to the right side causing me to flip to the right side and down the bank 4 to 5 feet. Because I am clipped in the gear took the impact. Once I determine that nothing was broken, I picked the bike got it back on the road and started walking it past the burm. A few minutes later a man in a van pulled up beside me. First he asked if I was alight, then he said did he hit you! He told me he had the license of the car. I told him to my I was not hit. Maybe it was my guardian angel moving me out of the way. What ever it was thank you all for those thoughts and prayers.
I guess this is lesson 8 and 9. Always leave your helmet strapped, because you just never know. And do not think about hitting something.
To my sisters 8th graders that are follow the trip "bien dias"
Rick Marson
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Tuesday, May 26, 2009
Day 6 cape lookout to lincoln city
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Great blog, very lucky that ur bike and ur body are still in working order..excellent guardian angel! Keep up the great work/pleasure ride! The Meeson's
ReplyDeletePkg is in OR now and delivery to Waldport Wed. You could call the loc to find out when FedX will arrive.
ReplyDeleteI could this as lesson #7: don't ride on National Holidays!
Forecast is dry for the next 2 weeks.. can't predict the wind.
Layovers, real beds & fluffy pillows.. what is this, a holiday?
Day 6 and I log 14 lessons!
ReplyDelete1 - Don’t read email at night.
2 - Practice with clips b4 trip.
3 - Lag behind and food will be prepared for you!
4 - Know when to say when.. ahem I mean stop.
5 - Don’t get lost.
6 - Don’t burn ur stove. (or bring two)
7 - Don’t believe that Verizon can hear you everywhere.
8 - Life is always on, don’t think you can rewind... play now!
9 - Plan menu and food b4 the trip.
10 - How do you eat without a stove?
11 - Plan for SB.. falls, sore knees.. oh this sounds like a real adventure ;-0
12 - Get off the road on National Holidays.
13 - Don’t visualize accidents... think happy thoughts ;-)
14 - Keep ur helmet on and secure.
Wow!! That's amazing! Good luck and keep the posts coming! I love reading them! :D
ReplyDelete-Ben Wade
You know Rick, you got to kick that Benny Hill free-loader off the trip! He's caused enough problems already...
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