Day 4 - 68.2 miles / 2709 ft of climb

Well Janie had her bad day on Monday. Jett had her bad day yesterday. Today was my bad day. I foolishly allowed myself to become dehydrated by not drinking enough post-ride yesterday. (dang I rode strong yesterday...) Anyhow this AM I started out on another cold foggy morning. I always feel not so great until I have about 15 miles in. Today we has our first little climb at 5 miles. I cannot describe how painful that was on my legs. Then during the next climb my legs literally felt like they were made of stone. Once I realized I was dehydrated I drank a lot and hoped to feel better after lunch.

Thank heavens the sun came out today. We've been freezing non-stop since Monday. Today's ride south on 101 was lovely in the sunshine. The Oregon coast is beautiful. We rode out to a light house, then further south to our lunch stop. Had my bike serviced again as my shifter cable was all stretched out. Jay, the owner of Bike Gallery worked on Bella Blue. Having Bike Gallery here every day to provide free service is the bomb.

After lunch we had only 29 flat miles back to camp. Easy, right? Should have been, but not with the wicked relentless head wind we had every inch if the way. The only word for it: brutal. Happily my legs were working again and I felt better, even in the wind.

Had a 60-min massage tonight. Much needed. Time to hit the bag. Up tomorrow at 5:15.