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by Philip Day’s mileage : 58 Running total : 532 We were ready in record time this morning – seems we are getting used to where everything lives in our panniers! The cottage was a poster child for how AirBnB should be done – many thoughtful touches, every possible thing provided – and Seattle’s best…
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by Liz Day’s mileage : 49 Running total : 474 I’ve wanted to reach the ocean on the west coast for days now and each time we’ve not quite made it. Yesterday we arrived to find we were on another estuary with a wide expanse of mudflats. So when we went to watch the sunset…
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by Philip Day’s mileage : 48 Running total : 425 We woke this morning to another beautiful sunny day to start our second week of cycling. It feels as if we’ve got our morning routine sorted now, but it still takes us a little over three hours to have breakfast, make lunch, pack our bags,…
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by Liz We don’t think Aberdeen deserves its nickname – discovered yesterday evening as we googled what to do here – as the hellhole of the Pacific Northwest but visitor attractions don’t abound. Yesterday we passed signs to the museum and were keen to visit and find out about the history of the area but…
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by Philip Day’s mileage : 49 Running total : 377 Today was a shorter ride, as we headed south to Aberdeen for the first rest day of our trip. With a planned route of 49 miles, we left our cottage shortly after 10 – but not before a visit to the bench looking out over the…
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by Liz Day’s mileage : 67 Running total : 328 It was another beautiful, sunny day today. Instead of riding 68 miles to Lake Quinault along the 101, which would have taken us out to the west coast at Ruby Beach, we decided to go up in the mountains and down the other side, a…
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by Philip Day’s mileage : 49 Running total : 261 What a difference a day makes! Yesterday we did 47.5 miles, into a stiff headwind, with several challenges caused by road closures which increased the amount of climbing we did, and I used 86% of my battery. Today, we did 49 miles, with a much…
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by Liz Day’s mileage : 48 Running total : 212 This morning, as we only had 42 miles to ride, we had a lie in and a leisurely start. Today’s lesson was don’t do that. Expect the unexpected and leave early to allow for all eventualities. We had three road closures with diversions to contend…
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by Philip Day’s mileage : 62 (although 6 of these were on a ferry!) Running total : 164 Today we were up early as, unusually, we had a deadline, with a ferry to catch at 10:15 from Coupeville (3 miles from the AirBnB) to Port Townsend. The accommodation was stunning, with a beautiful main room…
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by Liz Day’s mileage : 51 Running total : 102 This morning the first half of my book was jettisoned along with the big box of out of date biscuits (delicious, now moved to a smaller tub) and three big bags we used on the journey over. We successfully made space in our panniers so…