Two-Wheel Terror: DOWN the OR coast and UP the stairs in style

Day 4, 5, and 6 have been beautiful at times, difficult at others, and epic in every way.

Day 4: Florence to Bandon : 75 miles, one long bridge, and about 5K of climbing...

Umm most memorable: the climbing road was called 7 Devils and it took me climbing up Devil #4 to realize why they called it that...With our fearless fixed gear leader still out with fever and stomach cramps I paid homage to him and did long pulls and climbs in the big ring.

Day 5: Bandon to Gold Beach : 56 miles and one fantastic burger.

Well, I paid for ridiculous climbing techniques, and am dealing with a sore knee and Gia pulled her achilles. However, the quad bulging properties make it all worth it.

We stayed at the posh and secluded Tu Tu Tun lodge, posed for the paparazzi before relaxing poolside in an unsuccessful effort to even out the tan lines.

Day 6 (today): 66.5 miles from Gold Beach and into sunny Crescent City, CA! Less climbing than expected and practically no sun except for when we took the picture below. We refueled in Brookings at a fantastic coffee shop that was on top of an art gallery, fully equipped with a handicap chair/stair climber as seen in the popular Pixar movie "UP". A quick ride and a quick 30 miles later we found ourselves in the Pacific ocean, getting a much needed ice bath from it's dark and churning waters.

What would Paolo do? Swim about 25 yards out, screaming that he needs a blog photo taken and when it's not happening come inside with seaweed draped all over his body before depositing it on the sauna rocks and before he was physically removed from the sauna by fellow traveler, Joey. Who stated, "He acts like a damn 2 year old!"