Sue's birthday dinner last night in the RV Park might have lacked 'classiness' (a stir fry again!) but the bottle of wine was not a bad one. We will arrange a more 'formal' one when the opportunity arises.
We got up to a 'drenched' tent this morning...and it was not because of the rain. It was one of the heaviest 'dews' that we have ever experienced so the tent fly was 'seriously' wet. We moved all of our gear to the office verandah that had so graciously been offered to us last night in order to have breakfast and pack. We delayed our departure somewhat in the hope that the 'blanket' of fog would burn off but that was not to be. It was also cool as the temperature had dropped to 6 C. For the first time we had to put on our long riding pants and wear fingered gloves to stay warm. So we turned on our lights...wait...a technical glitch...only one wanted to work. After 15 or 20 minutes of playing with them I managed to get all of them working. It seems that they do not like fog...isn't that great...that is when they are needed!
We were on the road by a few minutes to 9:00. The first hour was cold and foggy but by 10:30 the sun had cut through and it forced us to begin to peel the layers off. The rest of the day was great! The sun shone, the scenery was good, and incredibly the riding was flat. We followed the Chehalis River Valley all day on ACA's less travelled route. It is a thin strip of agricultural land along the river. The farming appeared to be 'subsistent' at best as they were attempting to raise beef. We did, however, see a couple of prosperous dairy farms along the way.
We are camping in the Harrison RV Park in the edge of Centralia. A rather 'bizarre' thing just happened. While we were showering and our dirty laundry was sitting outside the laundry room, someone stole a pair of my 'smelly' socks. Oh well, I hope whoever took them really needed them!!!
Trip Distance =62.85 km. Time on the Bikes = 3 hours 46 minutes. Average Speed = 16.62 km. Maximum Speed = 33.04 km. Wildlife Sightings = Stellar Jays, Canada Geese, Great Blue Heron, Red Shafted Flicker, Cedar Waxwing.
Chehalis River Valley.
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