We were up early today because the forecast was for hot weather. We went from being cold to being hot with no transition. The hotel we stayed in had a restaurant that opened at 6 AM. Breakfast was included and we were given the option of three meals. Worried that the meal would not be enough we also had a short stack of pancakes. Ron left Sharon to pay the bill and gave her money to do so. the total was four dollars since we only had to pay for the pancakes. Sharon told the waitress we did not need any change and gave her the bill that she thought was five dollars. I told Ron to leave one more dollar when he got back but the waitress said we had already given her enough. It was miles later when we realize that it was a $10 bill! We are very generous tippers. We actually had more food than we could eat.
Most of our ride today was in Hells Canyon. It was scenic. We had no towns 44 miles so we had a picnic along the river when our huge breakfast wore off.
The day was not done until we had conquered the hill. It was 4 miles uphill and we could see the switchbacks clearly. It was hot with a headwind at times. We are very happy to reach the summit and begin our downhill into Halfway, OR. It was probably 90° when we arrived. Tomorrow we leave Oregon and enter Idaho.
2 comments:
That was a LOT of food! (I love your personal notes--about the "mis-tip!") Good luck coping with the heat. You're doing a great job!
That is a scenic area we have been to once, but I know we would never make it on bikes! YIKES! You 2 are awesome!!
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