This is predicted to be another 50 mile, 3,000+ feet day. Ignoring rest/optional ride days, we have completed 9 days of riding and have 3 more left. Brenda and I took a detour today to avoid unpaved roads. Also we believed this alternate route would avoid the climb between miles 35 and 40. But we didn’t escape the climb. But this should be the last day with over 3,000 feet of climbing.
We left early this morning; it was cold and foggy. Check out the shoes and t-shirt on the dock in the left-hand picture. Is someone swimming in the lake early in the morning? The air temperature is 45 degrees; I have no idea what the water temperature might be. The sun is out by 10:00 and the temperature reaches 50 degrees and 60 degrees later in the day.
The end of the day’s route to Dexter’s Inn is circuitous and hilly. And the inn is in the middle of nowhere. To make matters worse, they don’t have a liquor license; but of course we find a way around this. Photos below are from the inn.
BRNDA’S BIOS
Ruth lives in North Bend, Washington with her husband, Darrell. They have been married for 27 years and have a total of 5 children. Just 2 weeks ago they took their last daughter to college so are now officially empty nesters. She spent her career as a software engineer for various companies and retired about 10 years ago.
Ruth has been on about 15 BAC rides. Her favorite so far is Val d’Aosta. Her next BAC trip is to Solvang in February.
When home she likes working on projects around the house. In particular, she likes woodworking projects. She recently lined all the closets and pantry with either cedar or pine and also likes to redo the wood baseboards and door trim.
Ruth is a strong rider and loves to climb mountains.
TODAY’S ROUTE
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