Another great day. We started out and it was cold, not as cold as yesterday but still very cool. The road for the first 25 miles was right out of a postcard. Some of the prettiest highway in the nation. The road was right on the cliffs above the ocean. We are experiencing the hills of the coast but our legs are getting more used to it everyday. About mile 20 Dad's bike was acting like it had a loose bearing. We tore into it and thought we had it solved but we found out later that this wasn't the case. Later Kristi had a broken spoke. Both of these problems cost us time. Dad's wheel acted up later and we figured out it was a problem with another part of his rear wheel the free hub was loose. Not that this makes any sense to all of you, but just so you know this could have proved to been a multiple day delay. We used the blackberry to find bike shops and the closest one was 25 miles away. So Dad left Kristi and I and took off trying to make it to the shop before it closed. Good news is that he did and they were able to fix the problem. We love all this sunshine and hope it stays this way. It is still cool enough though that we have to where some warm gear all day so we are getting tan faces and half of fingers. We are just keeping our hopes up for a warmer California coast where we can get proper helmet strap farmers tans. The aches and pains are still here but they seem to lessen with each passing day. We are all in a good mood today; Sundays are the best days of the week. So wish us a good rest and a good Sunday. Thanks for all the support. We love you all. Just one more full riding day in Oregon and then it's on to California, don't worry though the coast there is about 1000 miles long so these emails will keep coming for a bit longer.
With Love,
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