{"id":312,"date":"2012-07-29T19:10:47","date_gmt":"2012-07-30T02:10:47","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/totallyshould.com\/?p=312"},"modified":"2012-07-29T19:10:47","modified_gmt":"2012-07-30T02:10:47","slug":"day-13-3","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/totallyshould.com\/?p=312","title":{"rendered":"Day 13 (3)"},"content":{"rendered":"

I made it to Coos Bay, staying at Tony’s place. The Internet comes through again, and the kindness of strangers!<\/p>\n

The wheel didn’t give me any trouble, but I know that it’s better not to press my luck. I’m going to hang out until Tuesday, then I’m going to replace the thing- but this time I’m getting a new tube and tire, and will go ahead and get an extra tube or two. Tony warns me that some stretches of the California coast get kind of remote.<\/p>\n

In addition to stocking up on repair stuff, I’m also going to mail home a few tools that I don’t need. I’ve decided that Seattle to Oakland is enough biking for me this time around, so I won’t need my pedal wrench again. If I get the strong new wheel, I can lose the big crescent wrench and freewheel removal tool. Apparently I’d need a chain whip for those to do me any good anyway. I’m doing OK not blowing up my ground pad most nights, and I could probably do without my U-lock, and just use the heavy cable that I normally use for my wheel, and the padlock that I brought for hostel lockers. I could wrap some length of duct tape around a pencil so that I’m not still carrying the extra large roll. <\/p>\n

I’m doing alright physically, but I know that if I carry less weight then less things will break, and I will make more miles per day. This has been an amazing journey, but I am ready for it to be half over. I’ve done 13 days and 542 miles, and have seen and done some cool stuff. I’m fairly sure that if I do just that much more then I will be good and ready to go get a regular job and start working on other endeavors. <\/p>\n

Some pictures from today- first, a triangular jetty thing that they use in Winchester Bay for cultivating shellfish:<\/p>\n

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\nIt looked quite large!<\/p>\n

Next, the bridge that I was so strongly encouraged to walk over:<\/p>\n

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I am glad I did walk over! Not only was it narrow, full of traffic, and extremely windy, it was also quite pretty.<\/p>\n

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The wind was gusting like crazy, so I carefully put my phone away. I wanted better pictures, though, so I said “no way did I haul this heavy DSLR and lenses for 500 miles on my bike to not take a picture of this!” So I think you can look forward to a few good ones when I do the Flickr gallery.<\/p>\n

Here’s the plaque, if you’re curious about the bridge:<\/p>\n

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Notice the quantity of finger in the shot, due to my death grip on the phone. I was actually using a two handed grip here, for two reasons. First, I dropped my iPhone back in Shelton due to ‘cycling hands’ and so I’ve been careful ever since. Second, the wind was gusting hard enough that I could imagine the phone being ripped from a weaker grasp. I must have been over a hundred feet above salt water (AppleCare protection plan does not cover this).<\/em><\/p>\n

That’s all for tonight, unless I think of something else. Now I get to make some couscous and read my book.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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