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    • Day 13

      Florence to Coos Bay

      September 13, 2023 in the United States ⋅ 🌬 18 °C

      English: Nicola and I parted ways in the morning again. He had another positive experience on american busses and this time he even saw me as he passed on the street. Tendons are tricky things and he is still in some pain therefor what he is doing is the absolute best solution for now. I had another day on the bike this time filled with less scenic delight. I was insted more confronted with day to day life of normal people and cultural diffrences which I found demonstrated well in these two examples: the first are the constant signs to "keep out" and "no trespassing", following my navigation app I unfortunately got into a situation where all my options ahead were adorned with these warnings and to boot there were bullet holes in the signs so I decided not to go trespassing anywhere. Then minutes later I stopped at a coffee trailer by the side of the road and was greeted by two delightful little girls and there verg young and very stressed mother. As the mother prepared my order, I chatted with the girls and in the end when it was tims for me to leave the elder of the two shouted after me: "I'll miss ya" words that wont leave me for a long time yet. I have never experienced feeling so uncomfortable and then so welcomed on an almost street by street basis. In the evening Nicola and I met up again at a hiker-biker campground and made a fire which we sat by with some of the other bikers we have spent some time with on other campings before: Jorge, Fran and Shannon. I may travel with them today seeing as Nicola will travel ahead to Brookings which is a two day cycle for me amd Jorge has kindly offered me a place in his tent but I have not yet decided my course of actions.

      Deutsch: Unsere Wege trennten sich am Morgen wieder. Nicola hatte ein weiteres positives Erlebnis in amerikanischen Bussen und dieses Mal sah er mich, als er auf der Straße an mir vorbeikam. Sehnen sind eine heikle Sache und er hat immer noch Schmerzen, daher ist das, was er tut, im Moment die absolut beste Lösung. Die landschaftliche Freude blieb heute für mich aus. Ich wurde mit dem Leben normaler Menschen und kulturellen Unterschieden konfrontiert. Dazu zwei Beispiele: Das erste sind die ständigen Schilder „Draußen bleiben“ und „Betreten verboten“, dank meiner Navigations-App geriet ich leider in eine Situation, in der alle Möglichkeiten vor mir mit diesen Warnungen geschmückt waren und außerdem waren die Schilder mit Einschusslöchern versehen, sodass ich beschloss, nirgendwo unbefugt hineinzugehen. Minuten später hielt ich an einem Kaffeewagen am Straßenrand an und wurde von zwei entzückenden kleinen Mädchen und ihrer sehr jungen und sehr gestressten Mutter begrüßt. Während die Mutter meine Bestellung vorbereitete, unterhielt ich mich mit den Mädchen und als es schließlich Zeit für mich war zu gehen, rief mir die ältere der beiden nach: „Ich werde dich vermissen“ Worte, die mich nicht so schnell verlassen werden. Ich habe mich noch nie von Straße zu Straße so unwohl und dann wieder willkommen geheißen gefühlt, wie in diesem Land. Am Abend trafen Nicola und ich uns wieder auf einem Wander-Biker-Campingplatz und machten ein Feuer, an dem wir mit einigen der anderen Biker saßen, mit denen wir schon einige Zeit auf anderen Campingplätzen verbracht hatten: Jorge, Fran und Shannon. Vielleicht reise ich heute mit ihnen, da Nicola vorerst nach Brookings reisen wird, was für mich ein zweitägiger Weg ist, und Jorge hat mir freundlicherweise einen Platz in seinem Zelt angeboten, aber ich habe mich noch nicht über mein weiteres Vorgehen entschieden.
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    • Day 61

      Sunset Bay

      October 2, 2015 in the United States ⋅ ☀️ 15 °C

      We arrived at Sunset Bay State Park in the evening and enjoyed a beautiful sunset in the bay. We met up with some Alaskan girls in the campground - Laura and Elizabeth were from Fairbanks and were nearing the end of their Oregon bike tour. The next morning we moved out to the beach to dry our tent in the sun after a tiny bit of rain fell overnight.Read more

    • Day 31

      Oregon, Beachfrontcamping in Coos Bay

      September 21, 2017 in the United States ⋅ ☁️ 14 °C

      Endlich haben wir mal am Meer gezeltet. Aber es war nachts sehr kalt geworden. Dabei dachte ich schon, ach ich kann unter allen Umständen mit jeder Situation gut klarkommen. So romantisch und schon die Bucht war, die Nacht endete sehr kalt. Morgens waren wir dann früh den Coast Trail gelaufen, nachmittags in den Oregon Sand Dunes 3 Stunden durch den Sand gehikt.
      Nun haben wir abends Buskarten nach Redding gebucht und müssen die letzten Tage planen.
      Todmüde mal wieder im Motel eingeschlafen.
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    • Day 111

      Kelp

      November 22, 2015 in the United States ⋅ ☀️ 11 °C

      I stopped a few people on the beach until I finally found a local to tell me what was all over the beach. The answer after a storm there is kelp. Huge strings of kelp. I took a picture of my foot for comparison.Read more

    • Day 111

      Charleston

      November 22, 2015 in the United States ⋅ ☀️ 10 °C

      I got to Gordon, my host, house and he suggested I check out the loop. All the parks and beaches. This was the first one I got to. I walked around and visited just about every dog I came across.

    • Day 2

      Sunset Bay State Park, Coos Bay, Oregon

      December 5, 2019 in the United States ⋅ ⛅ 54 °F

      We woke early so we could have a bit of breakfast and coffee and be at Phil and Joanne Hartwig's home by 7:45 AM. Phil had to go to work by nine so we wanted at least an hour to visit. It is great seeing both of them. We have been friends since 1977 when Phil and I worked together in soil survey. The visit was wonderful, and Joanne's home was all sparkly and decorated for Christmas.

      We were back on the road by 9, heading west toward the coast with no big plans for where me might stay. I thought of Shore Acres and the famous light show and suggested that we try for a site at Sunset Bay State Park, on the Cape Arago Highway south from Coos Bay. If there hadn't been an opening, we could retrace our steps and go back to the Casino in Coos Bay if necessary.

      There was plenty of space in the park, and we settled in easily by 2PM. It was the second time we would use our new big heavy surge protector. Both Armitage Park and the state park had iffy looking pedestals, so we were happy for that extra layer of protection for the electrical components of the MoHo.

      The rain came and went, but we still managed a nice little walk down along the bay on the beach. Mattie got to climb rocks, her favorite thing. We then decided that an early dinner would be perfect before we drove the 1.5 mile south for the early opening of the Christmas Light Show.

      I checked the blog and decided based on our own recommendations from our previous visit in 2014 that the High Tide Cafe would be our best bet for supper. It was even better than we remembered, with an award winning clam chowder that truly was the best either of us could remember eating. My supper was some excellent shrimp with a sweet hot sauce, and Mo had cod fish and chips that were excellent. The view was lovely, of South Slough where Mo and I had tried to kayak back in 2014.

      In the fall the winds are more quiet, and if it had been warmer and if we had the kayaks with us it would have been a perfect place to paddle. When we visited in 2014 it was springtime and the winds were so strong that we never did find a place to paddle the Slough.

      Thoroughly happy with our supper choice we returned along the highway to the MoHo, dressed warmly for the chilly evening, preparing for our walkabout at the light show.
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