Hugh: In a way this one picked itself. When the rest of the crew took off several weeks ago, their only fixed point was to start at the Canadian border. Norm & I concocted this scheme on the fly after my San Francisco to Monterey ride. By the time I met them they were ready for a break. After weeks on the road, my notion of carrying on to San Francisco didn't get far, but then all of us have done that bit.
Now the two English gals we met really trumped all in terms of casual approach. One brought a 30 year old Peugot from England, and her sister bought a KHS hybrid in Portland. They did no planning, had no books or maps. We of course were astounded & asked them how they figured out where they were going. "Oh, there's so many people on bikes we just chat with everyone we meet & it all works out." One planned to return to the UK from San Diego but her sister was nudging her to go to Mexico with her. Now those people are the true adventurers. dougP On Thursday, October 15, 2015 at 8:43:15 PM UTC-7, hsmitham wrote: > > Doug, > > I like the way you think about touring. I like long stretches but there's > something to be said about pick a section and getting the most out it. Look > forward to riding and chatting about yer adventures. Really good pictures! > > Tail Winds, > > ~Hugh > > On Thursday, October 15, 2015 at 12:10:04 PM UTC-7, dougP wrote: >> >> Starting in 1988, I've been accumulating segments of the Pacific Coast, >> sometimes little bits and other times large chunks. It's such a beautiful >> riding area that some segments have been done multiple times. However, >> owing to logistical issues, Brooking, OR, to Arcata, CA has eluded me. >> Recently the opportunity came up to get there & do the missing bit (a >> whopping 110 miles). Besides, it was 100 in SoCal & my friends biking down >> from Canada / WA / OR kept sending pictures wearing rain gear. While >> transporting north, it came to me that I've now ridden my Atlantis the >> entire length of the Pacific Coast. Pictures prove it happened: >> >> http://ridewithgps.com/routes/8120460 >> >> dougP >> > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
