Garibaldi to Lincoln City (Garmin File)
We left the Garibaldi Inn and headed south. My legs were still adjusting to the milage, 300 miles in the last 4 days, so I opted for a shorter alternate to avoid going around cape Mears and the associated big hill is required. It was also the first day that it rained. We were incredibly lucky with the weather. We had two days with scattered showers and one half day of light rain, in a place where it normally rains 15 days a month that time of year. After 5 days I was also starting to settle into a routine. Roll into town, check into the hotel, wash your shorts and hang them out to dry. Do some basic hygiene, saddle sores are a real concern and they can end a bike tour. Cleanliness is the key to prevention. Only after these chores are done do I search out food. The criteria is how far do I walk, how healthy is it, and how much does it cost? I would like to say we erred on the side of healthy, but honestly most days it was distance, distance, and distance. If you could not walk to it you had to have a really good reason to eat there. More often then not this meant Fish and Chips.
