Blogs from Astoria, Oregon, United States, North America

Up early for stretch class but could not find it. wanted to ride bike but full and people were staying on too long. Rocking a lot so i did not like the front and went to breakfast. Ate green apples and bagel for breakfast. Really rough seas. Captain announced that Astoria port is closed and no ships can get in - so much for a camera. Hope to get it in San Francisco. 15 foot seas and 40 MPH winds. Lots of trivia today! Our names are on the list Cagney's so we can have luxury quiet breakfasts and lunches if we want. no eating with the hoi polloi-LOL. Cagney lunch was good. Nap time with the rolling seas and overslept trivia. Saw Oh What a Night show again and dinner in indigo with some very ... read more

Well, it’s been a few days since I last posted, mainly due to a couple of much needed quiet days in Astoria, Oregon and one overnight in Pendleton, Oregon as we now make our way to Salt Lake City, Utah, via Boise Idaho. To recap: We had a winding drive out of Pacific City, on our way to the border of Oregon and Washington. Astoria, home of the winter encampment of the Lewis and Clark expedition is a small town on the banks of the Columbia River, right at the mouth of the Pacific Ocean. Our hotel room had a view of the river bank and each morning we watched the tides roll out and the seabirds land and feast. We arrived a bit too early and had to wait for our room to be ready ... read more

Tonight sees me at the aptly named cape disappointment. Todays ride has been in two main parts. As soon as I was on the road I was going uphill this morning and had reached 500 twice before 10am! That’s a good start to the day in my books. I also went through my third tunnel and they don get any less scary. They have no shoulder and are dark, even doing 55km/h you can wait to get through to the other side. I had one last big climb of the day then I hit the flat. That means cruising at around 30km/h which was great. I spotted a starbucks and tried to upload my blog but the connection was so bad it would of taken me hours so Ill hopefully get to another one in the ... read more

I awoke to a grey sky this morning which is quite a change to the past week or so, but the wind was calm which was a great sign so I was off. Keen to get some distance in before the wind picked up. Just in time for lunch the clouds broke and out came the sun which was great. The cost has become much calmer over the last 200km or so which is nice because it means sandy beaches but its not so spectacular so theres not so many pics to show you all or so many stories to tell. I have however, finally met another person travelling north!! He is staying on the same campsite tonight and has been on the road for 7 weeks, taking his time along the way. In his 7 ... read more

Today was a bit of a chill day. I was only on the bike for 3 hours but it left me lots of time for doing stuff. I left my camp with the sun coming over the horizon and no fog to bee seen anywhere. Great. So it was off to a town called Tillamook to sort my self out. I realised that its been about 10 days since I managed to get near a launderette and as you can imagine it was time I did. So I did the now familiar was everything that I own (except my spare shirt and shorts) and wait for it all to dry. Then it was time to try to locate an internet place, but with no luck I decided that lunch was a better option. Then it was ... read more

Hi guys i am alive and the bike is all fixed up. I was going to upload my journals from the last few days but my internet connection is pretty much non existent. I will post them as soon as i can tho. Thanks for all the comments they are very much appreciated. Off to Washington today which is big news, i'll hopefully get online tomorrow and give you all some proper news! Aly x... read more

We drove down I-5 from Seattle, Washington to Portland, Oregon where we stopped for lunch. It was July 28, 2009 and we were on a three-day trip to the Oregon Coast. We were in the midst of a heat wave. Our temperature is usually in the mid-80's at the most; today it was 108 degrees in Portland. Our Alki Tours motor coach was filled with 54 excited passengers, plus Tyson, our tour manager, and Michael, our driver. After a three-hour drive from Seattle to Portland, it was time for a lunch stop. Tyson chose a neighborhood where the streets are filled with restaurants. It's known as the Northwest District and the intersection is NW Hoyt and NW 23rd Avenue. Most of us headed for the air-conditioning in the Ram's Head or Noah's Bagels. Fortunately, Portland has ... read more