Just as I was falling asleep, the tsunami siren blared! I jumped out of my sleeping bag and had my shoes on, forming my escape route in my head. As I unzipped the rainfly, the siren stopped and a eerie silence hung in the air, just like the mist off the ocean. I looked around and saw many people doing the same thing I was. We put our heads together and questioned if it was likely a tsunami would come crashing at us any minute. After seeing several police cars driving by without lights on like it was no big deal, we concluded that a tsunami was not indeed coming do drown us. As we found out about five minutes later, the fire department was trying to dissuade unruly beach goers from getting out of control.
Okay, enough about last night and on to Cycle Oregon day four!
Today was a layover day in Gold Beach. The ride today was completely optional, which kept only the most committed riders on their bikes. I got to try out a really good road racing bike all day today and felt like a superhero. A lovely ride down in the morning, although all the way on Hwy 101. A bit chilly, but by lunch in Brookings the sun was out and the wind was blowing. On the way back, there was another option. We could ride 101 the way back we came, or climb into the costal mountains following the old US 101 highway. It was an easy choice leaving the traffic behind for an awesome climb and decent on country roads. Amazing ride.
The details of the day's ride can be found here: Day 4