Day 3 - 102kms, 6-1/2 hours ride time

Today was one of those test days. Day 3 is traditionally the hardest day on a tour. It comes at the point when your arse is still bruised from your bike seat from the first 2 days. Your legs aren't used to working for so many hours each day yet. And your whole body is sluggish. Our day 3 started after a night of steady rain. We packed up in the rain, ate breakfast in the rain, and headed off for a big climbing day in the rain. It was 8 degrees. It took 2 hours to do the first 15 miles. We pulled over in a little seaside town absolutely miserable and despairing of the day ahead. I spied a coffee shop and suggested that a coffee might make things look better. It did. We started again and it took 2-1/2 hours to do the next 20 miles. Once again we were both stopped in a beach parking lot cold and wet and wondering what the f we were doing. I spied a seafood joint and we sat looking at the waves and ate a fish sandwich. As we thawed out, so to did our spirits. Lisa put those little chem warmers in her shoes and gloves and we hit the road again. A couple of hours further down the road we entered the town of Newport Oregon. It was after 6 pm and we had been going since 8am. With all our sleeping gear damp, and our tent soaking, we decided to stay in a motel and dry everything. We washed all our clothes and dried all our gear ready to start again tomorrow. Forecast isn't great for the next few days. Believe it or not we are both pretty upbeat and enjoying the challenge.

Regards

Mike from iPad