Katie MacDonald - Bike the US for MS
Day 11 - Aug. 16 - Humbug State Park, OR to Crescent City, CA - 82.2miBeautiful last day in Oregon. Left camp with Sarah, and about 2 miles in, passed Sully with a flat tire. We eventually caught up to Amanda and stopped to take some pictures, and then Sully caught up to us and the four of us rode together to the first rest stop. At the first rest stop, a lady in a cafe recommended that we check out the Double D Cafe for breakfast, which we did. Best breakfast sandwich I've had in a while. Right after breakfast, we lost Sully and Amanda, and learned later that it was because Sully got a second flat tire. We had our biggest climb of the day, and had the entire lane to ourselves on the descent because there was a flagged controlling traffic. I hit a high speed of 48.5mph. The rest of the stretch into rest stop two was hilly, and Sarah and I stopped to take lots of photos. Rest stop two was in a Fred Meyers parking lot, and a lot of people were still there, so we got to hang out for a bit. Six miles after the stop we crossed over into California! There was a nice big sign, and we took lots of pictures. The last 20mi or so were decently flat, but I am already missing the Oregon coast. Camp is at St. Paul's church in Crescent City, and I get to sleep on a couch tonight. Andrea and I grabbed dinner at Burger King, and then shopped around at Walgreens. We ended the night with a game of euchre, and hung out outside the church chatting for a bit, and cuddling with a cat. Redwoods tomorrow! Day 12 - Aug. 17 - Crescent City to Redwood National Park - 39.9miWhat a great day. The couch I slept on last night was so comfy, and we "slept in" until about 7am when other people started getting up and moving around. As I was getting ready, a gentleman stopped by and asked what we were up to. His father-in-law has MS, and he saw the trailer parked out front. I explained the ride, and he gave me a $2 donation. Apparently he even called the newspaper to tell them about us. Because it was going to be a short 35mi day, we left camp around 9:15am, and 10 of us headed straight to Denny's for breakfast. I had a huge breakfast of sticky bun pancakes, bacon, eggs, hash browns, and toast. After breakfast, we hit our biggest climb yet on the trip - 1,200ft straight up into Redwood National Park. We got pictures of the sign on the way up, and enjoyed a nice descent after a few false summits. We waited by the beach for a few people to catch up (they were stopped by a construction flagged) and then headed out to the Mysterious Trees tourist attraction. They had a giant statue of Paul Bunyan out front, and there was someone controlling the mic to make him talk to people, which was funny to watch. We got fudge and ice cream, and then bought tickets to take the tram up to the top. The ride up to the top was cool, but nothing too special, but the walk around in the forest was pretty amazing. After this it was a few short miles to the Country Club for lunch. The place was basically a dive bar, but the food was actually pretty good. Half a mile past this was a tree that we could bike through, which was a really cool experience. The ride up the hill to the tree was super steep, and Sarah dropped her chain right at the start, which made it difficult for me to pedal because I was laughing so hard. Right after the tour through tree, we did 4 "bonus mile" (i.e. we got lost). After we got back on track there was a big climb and Michael took off. When we got to the top, he was waiting for us with flowers to apologize for his contribution to getting us lost. The descent into camp was pretty incredible. Normally I am a huge fan of steep descents where you can go 30+ mph, but this low grade descent was perfect for taking in the trees and beautiful scenery around us. Dinner consisted of eating ramen noodles, and desert was s’mores around a campfire in the middle of Redwood National Park. Not a bad way to end the day. Day 13 - Aug. 18 - Redwood National Park to Arcata - 45.8miSlept surprisingly well last night, which I wasn’t expecting because I never sleep well when we are in bear territory. Headed over to the trailer to grab my stuff, and saw Sully building a bike. Turns out Andrea’s friend Camille showed up in an Uber at 1:30am to join the team. I was super impressed that she made it all the way out here, and managed to find Andrea’s tent in the dark. It was freezing cold this morning, so I bundled up, and headed out with Sarah. Just after leaving camp. We stopped to take pictures of some elk that were chilling in a meadow on the side of the road. We rode along the 101 for most of the way into the rest stop, and saw some more elk hanging out in a marsh. We got a tweet saying to use caution on Patrick Point Road, because of rough terrain, but a few miles into the road we were wondering why they had bothered to send the tweet - there were a few potholes, but nothing too crazy. We spoke way too soon, because shortly after discussing this, the road was became horrible. Gravel, potholes, and bumps everywhere. We also stopped for a few minutes when some people in cars on the road ahead of us started getting out of their cars and screaming at each other. Not sure what was going on, but they were not happy about something. Eventually they quieted down, and we were able to pass by and make it to rest stop one. We walked a couple blocks down from the stop to check out a cafe for breakfast, and boy was it worth it. It took about 30min to get our food, but the bagel breakfast sandwich was amazing. The road out of the rest stop was worse than the road into it, but I had some fun treating it like a cyclocross course. Eventually we got on a bike path that had a nice gravel hill to climb, and then we were on quiet back roads all the way into town. The church we are staying at is about 4mi off route and out of town. It’s pretty small, so I sent up my tent in the backyard. We grabbed an Uber into town to use the showers and hot tub at the fitness centre, and then walked to a brewery for lunch. We walked around town after eating, and met up with some other people from the team. We all ended up at a cider bar/pie restaurant that was really good, and then a few of us went to a Mexican place after that. We grabbed an Uber back to the church after Mexican, and it turns out the Uber driver who drove Camille to the Redwoods also drove them home from the Mexican restaurant! Such a small world. A few of us ended up hanging out in the van talking for a few hours, and we ended up staying up pretty late. Rest day tomorrow though, so we can sleep in as late as we want! Day 14 - Aug. 19 - Arcata - Rest DayIt was freezing cold in my tent last night. I was wearing all the warm layers I had, and it was still pretty chilly. I stayed in my tent until about 10am, and then got up and ready for the day. Walked with Michael, Sarah, and Eddie to the cafe for breakfast, but on the way there everyone decided that they wanted pizza instead, so we took an uber into town. We walked around the farmers market while we waited for the pizza place to open at 11. After we ate, Michael's friend showed up with Michael's dog Debo. We drove back to the church, and I ended up going back to the cafe to use the internet, which wasn't that good. I had hoped to get a blog post up, but that might have to wait until tomorrow. Spent the afternoon getting the usual rest day errands done - laundry and groceries - and then came back and made spanish rice and bean wraps for dinner. Early to bed tonight - it's only 9pm and I am already in my tent and ready to go to sleep. Day 15 - Aug. 20 - Arcata to Weott - 63miWoke up to the sound of roosters this morning, seemingly coming from every direction. Packed up our tents, wet with morning dew as per usual, and then Sarah and I set off for the day. We got about 100 meters when we heard Michael yelling at us that we were going the wrong way. Great way to start the day. We turned around, and rode towards Eureka with Melissa, Kelly, and others right behind us. The boys soon caught up, and Sarah and I managed to stay close enough behind them that we could follow them on the many turns that brought us through town, without even needing to pull out our maps. We were on the 101 basically the entire way into rest stop one in Ferndale, where I got a delicious heart shaped scone, at a really cool cafe that has a canoe making school in the back. Just as we were about to leave rest stop one, the route leaders learned that our plans for camp that night had fallen through, and they needed to find a new place for us to stay. We set off again, not knowing where exactly we would be sleeping that night, but the route leaders solved the problem really quickly, and we got a tweet with the new campsite only a couple miles after leaving the van. We turned onto the famous Avenue of Giants a little bit later, and were riding between enormous beautiful redwood trees. We saw some bikes outside of a cafe down the road, and stopped to join Michael, Kurt, Jen, and Jeff for some food. The waitress was pretty funny, but kept getting everyone’s order wrong. There was a little store attached to the cafe, so I bought some postcards and stickers after lunch, and then we made our way to the campsite. Before we got there though, we ran into some teammates stopped at a blackberry popsicle stand. Apparently some local cyclist occasionally donates money so that cyclists passing by can get free popsicles! This has got to be one of my favourite campsites of the trip so far, so I am really glad that our other plans fell through. We are right in the forest, and Kaylyn even managed to set up her tent in a tree, which I am super jealous of. There was a giant tree stump that someone had carved handholds and footholds into so that we could climb up and view the campsite from above. In the evening, we had a team meeting to go over a few things, and the route leaders officially announced that brom (bike prom) would take place in Olema. We mostly hung out at the picnic table chatting for the rest of the night, but also ended up watching Kurt film a spinoff of MTV Crib’s about his tent and the trailer. So hard to hold myself back from laughing while they were filming. Day 16 - Aug. 21 - Weott to Redway - 20.3miWe woke up in the redwoods, which was so beautiful. Sarah, Michael, and I were on the road by about 8:50am, because apparently people were gabbing breakfast in a town 11mi away, and were planning to watch the eclipse there. We got there in less than an hour, and met up with almost the whole team. I had a great breakfast sandwich with home fries, and we took turns borrowing Richard's glasses to look at the eclipse. It was pretty crazy to see. After breakfast, it was a short 10mi or so into camp, so we were there before noon. There isn't a whole lot to do here, but some of us hung by the pool for a little bit. It was so weird being at camp so early, we didn't really know what to do with ourselves to fill the afternoon. A few of the guys biked into town for food, and came back saying that it was pretty sketchy and that people should go as a group. Sarah, Michael, and I ended up going in at around 4:30, and ended up finding a really nice pizza place. Michael even bumped into someone he knew, and town wasn't nearly as sketchy as we had heard. When we got back to camp we played cards for a little bit, and then just hung out and talked until the sun went down and we were ready to go to bed.
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Day 5 - Aug. 10 - Astoria - Rest dayFirst rest day of the trip! First stop was laundry. It was a short walk to the gas station that had a laundromat, and 43 beers on tap, which was an interesting addition. After that I walked down to the bike shop to look around, and then grabbed lunch with Andrea at the Wet Dog Cafe. We met Sully there, and Michael joined us slightly later. Andrea and I split two burgers, which were really good. On the way out, we met up with Sarah, Alison, and Ryan, who were on their way to get lunch, so we joined them and went to Fort George Brewery. Our waiter, John, was great, and we had a lot of fun. After the brewery, I headed back to the church to work on the blog, and then met up with Sarah at the Safeway to grab food for dinner. We ate our food outside, while a bunch of people cleaned their bikes. We ended the night by watching Goonies as a team, which was filmed in Astoria, and celebrated Richard's 72nd birthday. Back on the road tomorrow! Also, big thanks to Kevin for his donation today! Day 6 - Aug. 11 - Astoria to Tillamook - 70.9miOregon is so beautiful. I woke up at 5:15am to people moving around and getting packed up, which was a full hour earlier than when I planned to wake up. I was not overly thrilled about this. We left the church as a big group at 6:45, and headed out of Astoria. The group got a little split up, but the group I was with ended up taking an accidental shortcut. It was cool to ride with Matt, Jeff, and some other guys that I had never ridden with before. We had an incredible descent on Lewis and Clarke Road, which took us right into Seaside for rest stop one. The van wasn't there yet, but a Northern Tier alumni had set out a whole spread of donuts, bananas, bagels, and coffee. We also got to see the ocean for the first time on the trip. As soon as we headed out, we came across a huge volleyball tournament- the beach had 151 courts, and it looked like they were all being used. We got to Cannon Beach as a group, and then it split up so that I was with Melissa and Sharon as we checked out Haystack Rock on the beach. We rode together most of the way to rest stop two. This stretch had some of the best views of the trip so far, and we stopped a lot to take photos. On the biggest climb of the day, Melissa and I got a bit behind Sharon, and rode with Richard for a bit. After rest stop two, it was mostly flat with some rolling hills, but we were absolutely crushing it in terms of speed. We were going 16-20mph the rest of the way to camp. I stopped to take a few photos and got behind, but ended up riding with Rob, Fay, Shannon, and a couple others. We are camping behind the Tillamook YMCA tonight, but we didn't have access to showers right away so we headed to the brewery for a late lunch. After lunch I stopped to get wifi at the library, and then chilled at camp until the showers opened at 4:45. After this, Melissa and I went to the fair to see the Ford-n-Pig race, which apparently involves racing old fords around a dirt track, while periodically stopping to catch a piglet. Unfortunately we missed it by about 2 minutes, but we're able to grab ice cream and walk around for a little bit. After the fair, we biked out to the cheese factory to meet up with Sarah and Kelly for a cheese tasting. The place was super cool, and I picked up a few postcards that I'll eventually send out. All this riding around added approximately 8 extra miles to our day, but it was well worth it. Back at camp, Richard ended up answering a FaceTime call on Amanda's phone which she had left behind when she went for dinner. It was pretty funny way to end the night. Day 7 - Aug. 12 - Tillamook to Lincoln City - 64.6miHad a surprisingly good sleep last night, and didn't get woken up until my alarm went off at 6:15am. I headed out with Melissa and Sharon, but we stopped 2mi in, because the turn we were supposed to make had a "Road Closed in 6.2 miles" sign. We called the route leaders to give them a heads up, and then ended up flagging down a few cars to ask what the road was like ahead. All three said that we could easily walk our bikes through, so we decided to go for it. This ended up being a really great decision, because the ride was beautiful. We were along the water, and it was so still it looked like glass. The turn onto the road with the closure brought us to a fairly big climb, on which the rest stop van passed us to check out the closure. James biked out to make sure it was safe, and then we followed suit. The road wasn't too bad, only one section that we had to walk through, and a couple gravel sections. The decent brought us right into rest stop one, where we met up with the van again. After the rest stop, I rode with Sarah, and we took on the next big climb, about 800ft. There was a beautiful overlook about halfway up, and we stopped to take pictures. The descent was great, and we rode with some of the guys for a bit, before falling back. At rest stop two, we grabbed lunch at the Pelican Brewery in Pacific City, which was delicious and had a great view. I rode by myself after lunch, and ended up making a wrong turn onto a street that had the exact same name as the street I was supposed to turn on. I corrected this mistake pretty quickly, and got into the correct road, which took us off Highway 101. The day ended up being ~5 miles longer than expected, and the highway was pretty busy which didn't make for great riding. Finally made it to camp though, which is a banquet hall for the night. Apparently some neighbour called the cops to report transient when they saw people setting up tents in the back, but Jen explained what we were doing, and that we had permission. Jan, who lives right behind the hall, opened up her house to us to shower, which was so incredible of her. Fred and Donna also showed up and provided dinner and wine for everyone! After dinner, I went over to the Rusty Truck brewery with Sully, Michael, Brian, Sarah, and Kurt, which was a fun way to end the night. Day 8 - Aug. 13 - Lincoln City to Florence - 73.8miJan invited the whole team to come and grab breakfast at her house before we headed out this morning, and a few of us took her up on the offer. They had prepared bacon, potatoes and toast for us, and we had a great time chatting over breakfast. It was really cold, and drizzling rain all morning, and I rode with Claire, Melissa, Sharon, and Shannon. I didn’t think I’d need to put my booties (waterproof shoe covers) on, but this turned out to be a mistake as the rain picked up a little bit, and my shoes became puddles. In Depoe Bay, we stopped at the bridge to see if we could spot any whales, as the sign welcoming us to town proclaimed that it was the whale watching capital. We ended up seeing a couple from the bridge, and then some more really close to shore a little further down the road. It was really incredible to see, and definitely a highlight of the trip so far. Rest stop one included a trip to the bakery across the street, which had incredible cinnamon buns, and by rest stop two the sun was shining in full force. I grabbed a really good breakfast sandwich at the second stop, and relaxed in the sun, wringing out my socks so that my feet would be a little drier. I rode the rest of the way to camp alone. We are staying at an RV park at the marina tonight, and Florence seems to be a really cute town. A big group of us had dinner at the Zebra Bar, which was a relatively fancy place, but most of us were wearing sweatpants. That’s about as classy as you get one a bike trip. Back at camp, Sarah and Kelly were commenting on my Roots sweatpants, which turned into a conversation about beavers being the national animal of Canada, which then turned into us watching How I Met Your Mother clips on YouTube. Big thank you to Gemini, Stef, Charlie, and Olivia Waghmare for their generous donation today! You guys are awesome :) Day 9 - Aug. 14 - Florence to Coos Bay - 47.4miToday was Alison and Ryan's last day of the trip, so a big group of us went out for breakfast together. Sarah and I split cinnamon roll pancakes which were delicious, and we all just had a great time chatting. We all left from breakfast as a group, but got split up pretty quickly, so I rode with Shannon and Sarah into rest stop one. There were a few climbs, but nothing too bad. I left rests stop one with Sarah, and we had a short climb almost right away. At a scenic lookout near the top, we met a man named Gou, who is cycling from Alaska to Panama, and is currently on day 26. We got some photos, and then enjoyed a nice descent. We rode with Michael and Shannon for a few miles after this. It was a great afternoon, mostly trending downhill, and we had a nice tailwind towards the end. In the last 10 miles or so, we were riding at about 20mph. Coming into North Bend, we had to bike over a bridge, and had two people yell at us to get off the road, and someone else honked at us. Coming into camp, there were two short but really steep hills that knocked the wind out of us. Our tents were soaked from the dew this morning, so we pulled them out as soon as we got to camp. Then we hitched a ride to the showers with an awesome lady named Janice, and her two dogs. Later that night, we took a taxi into town for dinner, which consisted of poutine at the brewery, followed by pad Thai at the Thai restaurant. After dinner, we said goodbye to Alison and Ryan, and then headed back to the church, where Sarah, Kurt, Michael, and I played hearts for a bit before going to sleep. Day 10 - Aug. 15 - Coos Bay to Humbug State Park - 64.2miThe church provided a pancake breakfast for us this morning which was so generous of them. It was cold and foggy when we first woke up, but by the time we were ready to go, it was sunny. Our first hill of the day was on Seven Devils Road - named for the seven hills along the road. Michael said he remembered them pretty easy, but the first hill was pretty steep. Sarah's chain dropped on the first bit, but we eventually got through them all. First rest stop was in a gravel parking lot near the water, where I finished my leftover pad thai. There were some incredible views right out of the rest stop, of giant rocks in the water. Rest stop two came about pretty quick, and happened to be at a market claiming they had world-famous hot dogs. Naturally we had to see if they lived up to the hype, and I have to say that it was a pretty good hot dog. Approximately 6 miles before camp, we stopped in Port Ordford to grab food at a place Michael recommended called Redfish. The view from this place was incredible. The 6 miles following the restaurant were some of the best of the trip, and we stopped to take lots of photos. Camp tonight is in Humbug State park, which is right near the water. I cooked soup for dinner, which was not as good as I hoped it would be. After eating, a bunch of us walked down to the water for the sunset, which was really beautiful. Photos don't do it justice. Overall a pretty amazing day. Before I get to my daily updates, I wanted to take a moment to thank everyone who donated to my Pacific Coast ride. Thank you so so much to my amazing family, Janice, John & Tracey, Soo Jung, Austin, the McKennas, Jane & Brian, Jay, Lauren, Paul, Steve, Allison, Shirley, Val, Alex, and Nick. Your support means the world to me, and I wouldn't be able to do this ride without you. Day 1 - Aug. 6 - Seattle to Shelton - 43.9 miSharon’s alarm was set for 7:15am, but I woke up in the Edgewater Hotel at 6:45 and couldn’t get back to sleep. I showered, packed up the room, then headed out to the trailer to put everything in my cubby. I was worried it wouldn’t fit, but thankfully it did. After I got my bike out of the room, we hung out around the trailer until 8:20, and then headed down to the water for the tire tip - the exact same beach where I ended the Northern Tier last summer. Soo Jung surprised me and showed up for the tire dip, and it was great to see her. We got some photos, and then headed out to start the Pac Coast. We rode 1.5mi down the waterfront to the ferry terminal, and waited about an hour to catch the 10am ferry to Bremerton. The ferry ride was fun, and we got some great views of Seattle from the water. After the ferry, it was an easy 15mi to the first rest stop in Belfair. After the rest stop, things got a bit hillier. The first climb we encountered was 0.5mi, and 12-15% grade - ouch. I rode with Sharon, Shannon, and Melissa for most of the day, and it was a good group. When we got to town, we stopped for food at Denny’s, and then went grocery shopping so we’d have food for dinner. I didn’t eat enough today, so I was starving by the time we finally got a meal. After that, it was a quick two miles to camp at Donna’s house. Sharon, Shannon, and I set up our tents outside, and then spent the evening chilling in the house and down by the trailer. We also got in a FaceTime with Catherine, which was awesome. Day one, done! Day 2 - Aug. 7 - Shelton to Centralia - 64.3miWoke up before my alarm again this morning, to dogs barking and other cyclists packing up. We had a goal of being in the road by 7:30, but ended up heading out early at 7:15am. It was a little chilly and quite foggy this morning, and I was slow moving, so I got dropped pretty quickly when we started climbing. At rest stop one, I grabbed breakfast at a diner in Elma with Sarah, Kurt, Eddie, and Michael. After rest stop one, it really started to heat up. We also came across a road closure, but the construction guys let us walk our bikes around the giant hole in the road. Rode alone again until rest stop two, but got some good podcast time in. I rode with Sarah for the last 10mi, and the road had a wide shoulder so we were able to chat. Camp tonight is at Immanual Lutheran Church, and they provided us with a taco bar for dinner, followed by cookies and ice cream bars for dessert. After dinner, a few of us had a yoga/stretching session led by Jen, which was really nice. Day 3 - Aug. 8 - Centralia to Castle Rock - 41.5miToday was a pretty chill day. We woke up at 6:45am, and were treated to a lovely breakfast set out by Scott and Roberta from the church. Most of the ladies hit the road together at 8am, but ended up splitting into smaller groups. I rode with Andrea, Sarah, and Amanda for most of the morning, and we had a great ride. We took it nice and easy, and got to chat along the way. Incredibly foggy again this morning. There were a couple small climbs, but the 16% grade downhill made it all worth it. It was so steep it looked like a wall from the bottom, and I hit a top speed of 42mph. Rest stop one was across from a gas station, so I got a bag of Doritos, and we hung out for a bit. Eddie and Alison joined our group after the rest stop. At one point we hit construction, and had to ride on the left side of the road, following a pilot car. In Toledo, Sarah and I got ahead of the group, and rode together for the rest of the day. Most of the second half of the day was along a nice river, and we stopped to take a few photos. We are camping tonight, at Toutle River RV Resort. The facilities here are incredible, but the one flaw is that there is an incredibly loud train that goes by at least once an hour. We spent the afternoon hanging out by the poor with some cider, and then ended up ordering pizza because there are no restaurants nearby. Tomorrow we enter Oregon, which is very exciting, and then we have a rest day the following day. Calling it a night a bit early at 9:30pm, because I don't think I am going to sleep very well with that train going by. Day 4 - Aug. 9 - Castle Rock, WA to Astoria, OR - 73.8miWoke up this morning to Sharon saying "Katie, we are literally the last ones here". Stuck my head out my tent, and sure enough only a few tents were remaining, including Sarah, Sharon, and I. Surprisingly, I slept pretty well last night, and only woke up to the train twice. As we were getting ready, I noticed that Sarah and I had different maps, with different routes for the day. We talked to the route leaders, and it turns out I had an older map for some reason. We followed Sarah's map to rest stop one, and only made one wrong turn, which Sarah caught almost immediately. In Castle Rock, there was a bike path with some cute minion road posts. Rest stop one was on the side of the road, about 20mi in to the day. We rode with Kurt and Eddie for a little while after the rest stop, but couldn't keep up once we got to the first climb. This section of the ride was beautiful, with the Colombia river to our left, and cliffs to our right. There were a few more climbs as we approach rest stop two, but nothing too horrible. The whole team was at rest stop two, because we all wanted to get on the ferry to Oregon at the same time. I got some chicken fingers and a Twix bar for a quick lunch, and then we rode as a team to the ferry. As we were waiting at the ferry, we took lots of pictures with the Washington state sign. It also started to get pretty warm, so everyone was taking off their extra layers. The ferry was a quick ride, and we crossed our first state line! After a quick pit stop at the Shell station, I rode with Andrea and Kaylyn for the next little while, which included our first significant climb - about 600ft. There was a nice overlook at the top, and we stopped to refill our water. After a nice descent, we stopped at a gas station for some more food. Here we met Lynda, a local lady who insisted showing us the songs she had recorded with her singing. She sat in her car with the stereo on full blast so we could hear it from where we were sitting on the sidewalk. After this stop, I rode mostly by myself for the last 15mi. At one point I got stuck behind a line painting truck for 10 minutes or so. The bike path coming into Astoria was a little bumpy, but had a great view and you could hear the sea lions in the water. There was a short steep climb up to the church, which ended the ride. Back at the trailer, I found out that Frank and Mike had collided while riding on the bike path, turns out Frank broke his elbow, and is going to be heading home. It really sucks to lose a teammate like this, especially so early on in the trip. Bummed that he had to leave, but I'm sure he'll be back to ride again next year. After chilling at the trailer for a bit, I made my way down to the aquatic centre for a shower, and then met up with a bunch of people for dinner at Bouy Brewhouse. It's a super cool place right on the water, with a section of glass floor so you can see the water. We had such a good time hanging out here. The bar also has a really cool "pay it forward" wall, where people leave money for other people to claim. We ended up leaving $47 to someone living with MS, who wants to eat or drink there. Really fun night, and looking forward to a rest day tomorrow. |
katie macdonald
Summer 2016, I biked 4,295 miles, coast to coast across the USA to raise money and awareness for MS. March 2017, I biked self-contained from San Francisco to San Diego with my friend Carissa. August 2017 I connected the dots and biked from Seattle to San Francisco. Summer 2018 I am heading to the UK! Follow my journey here! Miles biked for MS:
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