October 4th,

Ahhhhh.... a rest day in - just a second, I know - in Newport, Oregon!  Two nights in the same hotel - what luxury!!  And I was sooo excited to see this hotel room.  Funny - if Kent and I checked into this hotel, I would be unimpressed, but after some of the places we have been in, this is the height of luxury!

So... to catch up...

I spent my 53rd birthday (October 2nd in case you didn't remember!) in Pacific City.  A .... town that has definitely seen better days!  It is very odd to spend your birthday with strangers - especially when they have no clue that it is your birthday.  They did sing Happy Birthday to me though!
And I did bike 70 miles that day! The scenery is becoming spectacular each and every day now..
We even saw a potty for fisherman out on a river - complete with a line-up!

Yesterday was a wonderful ride - the best so far I think.  There was one horrendous hill but I made it!
You just keep on pedalling!  And the uphills usually result in unparalleled viewpoints.  We even saw whales today - very, very, very far away, but it still counts!!  Only 50 miles today - it seems as though it is hardly any effort at all!
And this may sound pathetic, but last night, I went into a restaurant and ordered a piece of chocolate cake with ice cream - wished myself a silent Happy Birthday - and stuffed my face!!

Today I walked around the town - it is a quaint little place and ran a few errands.  Bought toothpaste,
and a People magazine - got a new helmet (safety first!), some Emergen-C, and a couple of new books.
PLUS I had a massage - that was heaven!!!

The weather has been warm and sunny, but sometimes cold and misty in the mornings....