June 24, 2010
Today was a short ride, only about 30 miles. We could have done more, but the next campsite wasn’t for 45 miles (which is our ride tomorrow). It was a nice ride through the Hood Canal today, nice views of the ocean through towns that have lots of oyster farms. We ended at Potlatch State Park at about 3:30pm, so we got some decent rest today. Hopefully that rest will pay off tomorrow. We’re both pretty damn sore, but I’m optimistic that it will only get better from this point on. Our campsite is nice (we have a creek right next to us) and the ocean is about 100 yards from us as well. I’ve put up some pictures. Side note: I ate a burger and shake in Hoodsport (about 4-5 miles from our campsite), it was delicious. Second side note: we finally have a bunch of hikers/bikers camping next to us.
Third Side Note: When I walked from our campsite to the beach to take the pictures below, I got stopped within 1 minute by a cop asking if I had a tattoo on my neck. I thought he was joking, but he was totally serious. Apparently the cops and their canine unit had just chased a guy into this area wearing “biker type” shorts and a tattoo on his neck.
-Chris
