1/4 Of The Way

1/4th of the way! We marked the spot right here where we saw dozens of sea lions frolicking and heard them barking. Thanks to two nice professional photographers shooting here, we got to see the sea lions and a giant jellyfish up close through a giant telescope. They helped with this celebratory photo, representing the event. Any third grader will undoubtedly notice, however, that the slash between the 1 and the 4 is at the wrong angle. Crazy like us! The cook at the golf course grill where we enjoyed soup yesterday, asked if we were "riding for a cause or just crazy?" Since we aren't riding for a cause, I guess we are just crazy :/

I had a message from Earl's wife, Tammy, this morning. She said she was glad that we had fun with Earl, but please send him home. Thanks for all of your support Earl. We really enjoyed your company. We are just wondering how you managed to drive the route each day and still ride as many miles as we did. Part of that was these stellar views. We just had to keep stopping. Today's ride was spectacular!

Tonight we are in Florence, OR and our host, Danny, is a friend of Mary's.  Mary's husband, Steve, used to play golf with Danny in Seattle, but Danny moved to Florence 4 years ago. He prepared an amazing meal with Indian and Asian influences. The Albacore filet was caught right here in the ocean this morning. This was followed by a fruit crisp for dessert with apples and berries straight from his yard, topped with local Tillamook ice cream. It was all served in these cute lacquered Bento boxes.