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Aug 30, 2018

Pedalshift Tour Journals - Volume 11: Oregon Coast Loop, Chapter 3
 
Port Orford, Oregon to the California Border... and back to Portland
 
This trip was kind of like climbing a mountain... you get to the goal, but then you have to turn around and go back. The California border is within reach, but will this nutty transit-aided return work? 
 
This is the penultimate chapter of the Oregon Coast Loop... I'll have another pod come out as a coda to the trip, talking about my takeaways and more over Labor Day weekend. Then it's a best of the week after!
 
New idea for future show... best bang for the buck foods calorie-wise
Finally... a tailwind! 
No sticky bun, but The Dandy Warhols 13 tails (AND I got retweeted by them!)
Unloaded at camp
Winds shifted around so weirdly
Made it to the border and wanted to keep going, but... turned it around
Frozen veggies keep your beers cold
Audible #1 called - went all the way to Honeyman from North Bend
Shoulder size NoBo much, much worse
Audible #2 called - gave Airbnb to a fellow NoBo'er and bussed up to Pac City
Another crying kid - what is it with this trip?
 
Statistics Days 4-6
Bus miles traveled: 110 + 71 + 98 = 279
Bike miles biked: 73
Sticky buns: 0
Dandy Warhols albums played in bookstores: 1
Number of Tales in Urban Boheimia: 13
Number of audibles called to change plans: 2
Retired iron workers: 1
Crying kids in camp: 1