As we tend to do, almost our entire group ended up at a breakfast cafe this morning at mile 9: Washington Cafe and Bakery. The people there were so friendly. We got multiple loaves of bread and brownies to take with us for free! The kindness of other people is amazing. We took a group picture with one of the women there and had a great time.
Afterward we got back on our bikes to tackle our final long day. We rolled up and down the road writing inspirational and sentimental chalk messages to each other. Then out of nowhere we were riding along the Puget Sound. It was overwhelming to realize that we have come all the way from New Hampshire.
The afternoon was beautiful cycling along with the water on one side and the lush rainforest on the other. Everytime we came around a corner is was another cool thing to look at. We were cycling under a canopy of trees...awesome.
From there we cycled through Bellingham and on to Lynden where we are for the night. The final miles of the trip we could see huge mountains in the distance. The best was Mt. Baker, which reaches 12,000 ft and was covered in a blanket of snow.
Tomorrow we head into Canada and get ready for our last day and our wheel dip into the Pacific Ocean!
You're cool. ~Mooks
ReplyDeleteAll summer, we have watched that long red line across the continent turn to blue as you made your way from the Atlantic to the Pacific. It was mostly red for so long, and then the blue took over, dot-by-dot. This morning the last little bit of red disappears as you ride to the beach in Vancouver. You must be feeling overwhelmed with emotion, as we are back home. Love, Mom
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