17th June

Jun 18, 2016 | blog, USA | Across North America

Great ride today – dodged the morning rain and late afternoon gloom for a lovely ride to Seaside, Oregon. 

39 miles, 1600 feet of climbing and the Pacific Ocean – quite a view!


My fellow riders are starting to arrive – some really nice and interesting people which is exciting. Despite a couple of great rides with my friend Charlie most of my training has been solo and I am now completely bored of cycling on my own. I am really looking forward to cycling in a group and working as a team.

The big day is coming…..

2 Comments

  1. Simon
    Simon on June 18, 2016 at 1:12 pm

    If you are bored of riding (solo) then do what the rest of us would do and sit on the beech!!

    Enjoy
    S

    Reply
  2. Sam Eakin
    Sam Eakin on June 18, 2016 at 2:44 pm

    Sorry to ‘Simon’ if this is the wrong space, but Nick, how do I post comments? This seems to be the spot for replying to Simon.

    Reply

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