Monday August 25, 2008 Daytime, cont. from this morning

Wrong way!


Right way!!!



LOST AT CANADIAN BORDER!
Monday Aug 25th (update from this morning's post)

I got out of my sleeping bag and packed up the tent and bags and headed off for a nice 100 mike ride in the rain Down hill 5 miles to lone Wa looking forward to a nice ride along the pend Oreille river I am making great time and I stop to get some water. I ask how far a town was and he said you are going the wrong way you are almost to the Canadian border good news I have only went 10 miles the wrong way now that equals 20 miles net loss but b the ride was so beautiful I didn’t really mind, See the pics of water with the mountains in the back ground that was really what I looked at all day very nice 90 miles 70 net I will take it!!

I feel I am settling in and feel great on the bike!!! Boy I was a little nervous after the 1st few days slight knee pains , neck, back,toe,, butt, ok it was all hurting after 4 days of climbing but all was right today Great day on the bike. I am In a hotel tonight doing laundry in the sink (no tub) I have camped the last three nights and needed a shower !!!!

spending the night in Newport Wa 31 miles to Sandpoint Idaho. Washington has been one of the most beautiful states I have ever been in and am thrilled to have seen on a Bicycle. The people has been very nice but they do not ever ever wave I bet I waved 2500 times and received about 5 back It just must be a SW MO thing.

Notice the pics of me at the station one pointing the wrong way the other 2 hours later pointing the right way

Hey Beane seen lots of Chevy Luvs I miss the red and yellow ones we had so much fun in as teenagers . I also saw an Opel on a truck out here. very tired good night more in a few days heading toward Montana and Glacier national park Logan pass (continental divide 6600 feet in the SKY)

Drex