Sunday June 8
24 miles, though I rode it in John's van, affectionately called Gerty (short for Gertrude). We had the best coffee ever at Cannon Beach, where we checked out local birds and sea life. It was the first sunny day since we left Vancouver and a perfect (and short) day to skip the ride.
We camped at Nahelem Bay that night. The tragedy of saying goodbye to our men was somewhat alieviated by the fact that we met the greatest Iranian couple. Nassim and Jaffar left Iran for the first time in their lives to bike around the world planting trees and talking about peace. They gave us a presentation about Iran on a sheet strung up between trees in the campground. More about them later, as we've seen them on and off ever since and they're riding with us now until San Fran. Yummy Iranian food and great conversation. I like them. A lot.
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