It rained heavily all night. It is a good thing we were not camping. However, it did not stop! After enjoying (sort of) our continental breakfast we were on the road by 8:05. The reason for the 'sort of' was that both of us had a minor 'stomach bug' and we were questioning our departure. And no way did it have anything to do with the local beer last night!!! We had to find our way back onto our route as without knowing it we had got ourselves lost coming into Bremerton yesterday. (I guess you are not really lost if you do not know it.) After consulting the front desk we were on the road in a heavy downpour. Day 6 and 5 days of riding in the rain!!!
As we were finding our way back to the ACA route we met a State Trooper who turned around and followed us. As we were about to head towards Belfair on Old Belfair Road the State Trooper pulled up beside us and rolled down his window. He asked: "Do you know what you are going to face going that way?" We answered in the negative and he suggested that we did not want to take that route as it was extremely hilly and suggested that we just jump on to the Highway 3 Expressway and that we would enjoy our ride a lot more. State Trooper = 1, ACA = 0.
Now the day was not without its challenges. When highway 3 became a two lane road we faced a 3.5 kilometer climb and several 1 kilometer climbs. Up and down we went and at times we thought we were in Northern Ontario or Newfoundland as the logging trucks were numerous and 'clear cutting' was the order of the day. It rained heavy at times while at other times the sun shone. We followed a body of water for the last 10 kilometers and soon found out why Shelton exists as at the entrance to the town we came upon a 'massive' lumber mill. The scenery was good but was hard to truly enjoy as the shoulder or lack of one made us ride a 'tightrope' at times.
We are again in a motel, The Shelton Inn, as it is pouring rain and has been since we arrived. Overall a good day in the saddle!!!
Trip Distance = 60.78 km. Time on The Bikes = 4 hours 10 minutes. Average Speed = 14.53km. Maximum Speed = 45.53 km. Wildlife Sightings = Great Blue Heron, LBD's.
Sue Wanting to Take a Bus...Actually we were using the bus shelter as a lunch place to get out of the rain.
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