My Third day of bike travel was not just only travel but a challenge to myself and my possibility to San Francisco. I woke up around around 5 in the backpackers Inn. I drank up chocolate milk in the refrigerator from last night. Because of the small fan in the room, I could completely dry up towel and one shorts that i were for two days, which i washed up by hands. I've been too much get used to wash machine though when I was in my military training camp, I got to wash all my clothes by hands. Hands washing reminded me those days. So, It wasn't that difficult stuff. When i was loading all my stuff, i found one clip on the left pannier has broken. A single clip is hanged with a couple of nut and bolt, there were still a bolt and a nut are on the pannier. But i got to make the left pannier more lighter. And, I've loaded the tent and sleeping bag pallerel to the panniers but this morning I loaded those differently. It looked stable and was easy to load.
Monday Morning 5:19 in Victoria.
Turning back my keys and i started the pedaling slightly after 6 in the morning. I decide to take the ferry to Port Angeles on 10:30 in the morning and I could have few hours to go around downtown Victoria. I think Victoria is like Melbourne in Australia. Monday morning 6:00 really good to travel than i thought. The City seems not ready to show me itself. It was Quiet and old buildings are glittering by reflecting sunset from the east. I could get a map from the backpacker's inn, and i could go around with that. (But. The Biker's map of Victoria and Vancouver Island was about 4 CAD ). About 10, I went to the Ferry terminal and passed U.S custom and took upon the ferry. The weather was clean and Sunny but on the winds from Pacific is too much cold.
I arrived at Port Angeles, WA almost 12:30, which is little delayed. The weather was just like Victoria. At Port Angeles, I could meet 6-7 bike travelers to Vitoria with fully loaded touring bikes. Because i decided to go Seattle that day though I didn't have much time so i could not stay longer in Port Angeles. First, I used Olympic Discovery travel cause I checked Highway 101 but it had too much traffic. It is a beautiful trail. the direction signs were perfect, but after 6-7 miles i got to leave the trail. The trail was not entirely pave and has too many small up down hills and curves. And one biggest reason I got a pain on my left knee. At first I thought that is because of i'm tired but after moved to normal trail the pain has disappeared. Probably in Lochside trail and Olympic Discovery trail, I had used too much rough roads and those hurt my knee.
After few miles, I could have smooth riding with 4 miles/hr of average speed. At Sequim, I could buy some pastries and milk. I had some of that and put remain in a pannier. After Sequim I had to use Hway 101. There was too much car. The shoulder was fine but cars were too fast. Since I started this bike travel, I've never been riding on such a high-speed high way. When a big truck passes my left side, strong winds shook me and my bike. I was trying and trying to focus on the road. But, Even wores, rain started to come down. I stopped and covered raincovers onto the panniers and the handlebar bag. It was my first riding in the rain. I've been commuting by bicycle for months but when it rains, I used buses. The rain countinued next 10 miles. My NorthFace windstopper, which uses Goretex, worked really well although it's not a biker's product. Except my gloves, I don't have any of biking specilized clothes. I'm a runner and I have good running apparels which light and dry well. Those are mostly similiar with biker's apparels and works pretty well.
Rainbow !
From Port Angeles to Kingston, where i can take a ferry to Edomonds of King County, WA, is about 78miles, which is not a short trip. But I saw Sunset when i was crossing Hood Canal Bridge. From there to Kingston is about 10 mile. Although i'm tired and it was becoming dark, I was happy that i ride so long distance and could have my first rest after Sequim and longest one of that day. I stood on the East end of Hood canal bridge. Tired but beautiful. Once I've been crossing by cars that bridge but never felt that so beautiful. Every single trees, clouds, and air that are breath are way beautiful than the car travel. Although there were not many things too see like European countries, while peddaling by my two legs, I can see the real beauty of every single moment.
After crossing Hood Canal Bridge.
I arrived at Kingston and came by Mc Donald to buy dinner. The next ferry was after 20 minutes. That was my last ferry of this travel. Tired. Tired. But from the Edmonds to my house
is about 10 mile but I could see outsdie is alreadly dark. I have headlight but forgot to bring tail light. I'd been thing to give up the biking and call one of friends who has a car though after i started peddaling again at Edmonds Ferry terminal, I just go slowly and safely even if i arrived tomorrow. I decide to follow Hwy 99. which I have always avoided due to high traffic. But It was Monday evening and rainy there were that much cars. Hway 99 is a straigt road to Seattle. I was just peddaling and peddaling without looking the map and After 1 hr. I coud be in home in U-district.
Monday Morning 5:19 in Victoria.Turning back my keys and i started the pedaling slightly after 6 in the morning. I decide to take the ferry to Port Angeles on 10:30 in the morning and I could have few hours to go around downtown Victoria. I think Victoria is like Melbourne in Australia. Monday morning 6:00 really good to travel than i thought. The City seems not ready to show me itself. It was Quiet and old buildings are glittering by reflecting sunset from the east. I could get a map from the backpacker's inn, and i could go around with that. (But. The Biker's map of Victoria and Vancouver Island was about 4 CAD ). About 10, I went to the Ferry terminal and passed U.S custom and took upon the ferry. The weather was clean and Sunny but on the winds from Pacific is too much cold.
I arrived at Port Angeles, WA almost 12:30, which is little delayed. The weather was just like Victoria. At Port Angeles, I could meet 6-7 bike travelers to Vitoria with fully loaded touring bikes. Because i decided to go Seattle that day though I didn't have much time so i could not stay longer in Port Angeles. First, I used Olympic Discovery travel cause I checked Highway 101 but it had too much traffic. It is a beautiful trail. the direction signs were perfect, but after 6-7 miles i got to leave the trail. The trail was not entirely pave and has too many small up down hills and curves. And one biggest reason I got a pain on my left knee. At first I thought that is because of i'm tired but after moved to normal trail the pain has disappeared. Probably in Lochside trail and Olympic Discovery trail, I had used too much rough roads and those hurt my knee.
After few miles, I could have smooth riding with 4 miles/hr of average speed. At Sequim, I could buy some pastries and milk. I had some of that and put remain in a pannier. After Sequim I had to use Hway 101. There was too much car. The shoulder was fine but cars were too fast. Since I started this bike travel, I've never been riding on such a high-speed high way. When a big truck passes my left side, strong winds shook me and my bike. I was trying and trying to focus on the road. But, Even wores, rain started to come down. I stopped and covered raincovers onto the panniers and the handlebar bag. It was my first riding in the rain. I've been commuting by bicycle for months but when it rains, I used buses. The rain countinued next 10 miles. My NorthFace windstopper, which uses Goretex, worked really well although it's not a biker's product. Except my gloves, I don't have any of biking specilized clothes. I'm a runner and I have good running apparels which light and dry well. Those are mostly similiar with biker's apparels and works pretty well.
Rainbow !From Port Angeles to Kingston, where i can take a ferry to Edomonds of King County, WA, is about 78miles, which is not a short trip. But I saw Sunset when i was crossing Hood Canal Bridge. From there to Kingston is about 10 mile. Although i'm tired and it was becoming dark, I was happy that i ride so long distance and could have my first rest after Sequim and longest one of that day. I stood on the East end of Hood canal bridge. Tired but beautiful. Once I've been crossing by cars that bridge but never felt that so beautiful. Every single trees, clouds, and air that are breath are way beautiful than the car travel. Although there were not many things too see like European countries, while peddaling by my two legs, I can see the real beauty of every single moment.
After crossing Hood Canal Bridge.I arrived at Kingston and came by Mc Donald to buy dinner. The next ferry was after 20 minutes. That was my last ferry of this travel. Tired. Tired. But from the Edmonds to my house
is about 10 mile but I could see outsdie is alreadly dark. I have headlight but forgot to bring tail light. I'd been thing to give up the biking and call one of friends who has a car though after i started peddaling again at Edmonds Ferry terminal, I just go slowly and safely even if i arrived tomorrow. I decide to follow Hwy 99. which I have always avoided due to high traffic. But It was Monday evening and rainy there were that much cars. Hway 99 is a straigt road to Seattle. I was just peddaling and peddaling without looking the map and After 1 hr. I coud be in home in U-district.
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