The sun goes down on Lincoln City

Great sleep at the Captain Cook Inn, an older but newly renovated auto court from the 1940s and very comfortable. We needed the rest so we are ready for the next 4 days of biking about 50 miles each day! 

We did breakfast today the American way by biking to the Pig'n Pancake. Well most Americans don't bike but they do eat! 

Norm enjoyed his breakfast especially the fruit salad minus bananas. 

Like many travellers, time apart is good. So Norm headed to look for postcards at the antique malls and I biked through town to the outlet mall. Remember no tax in Oregon but mustn't forget we are on bikes. I found deals on underwear and a T-shirt, Norm 10 old postcards. When we met up Norm suggests we go for a bike ride. A BIKE RIDE? Really? Oh well, why not. So we put on another 20 km today biking to the historical town of Taft, named after President William Howard Taft. 

Not really too historical -- although it's apparently the oldest of the five communities that amalgamated in the 1960s as Lincoln City -- but we did manage to check out the Snug Harbor Tavern for beer and pizza. As we walked in someone handed us a plate of deep-fried ravioli with Marinara sauce as a free appetizer. I'm not even sure if the guy worked there. He left shortly. And the deep-fried ravioli, not bad. Pizza, ok. We now had to bike "home". Our way to Taft was on side roads, near the ocean with beautiful views, expensive homes and hills' which we walked. Going home we took Highway 101. To say it was windy does not truly explain what it was like pedalling, our way uphill in a gusty gale. Thank God we are biking south and not north. The wind would do me in! 

After a rest at our room we decide to walk to McMenamins for a drink and snack. And as we returned along the beach we caught the setting sun. Beautiful and still windy. 

Tomorrow, Depoe Bay, Newport and Yachats, only 49 miles! Sun will be shining and the wind will be pushing me along. Yeah!