Category: Oregon

So my first campsite that I stayed at was just south of Florence in Oregon. A lot of campsites have an area specially for hikers and bikers and the campsites have a policy to always accommodate them no matter how full up the campground is. To pitch as a hiker biker is only $5. It…… Continue reading Hiker Biker Sites

I cycled West headed for the coast from Eugene to Walton and stayed with Tonia and Hal. They own a retreat with yurts. It was amazing. The food was from the garden and it tasted so good.

I spent three days in Eugene, cycling round the city on a Raleigh sit up and beg bike which reminded me of my Raleigh Crapice. I visited the museum and the famous stadium and stayed with a lovely family, Otis and Zondie and their two very shy daughters who I tried bribing with butterfly badges…… Continue reading Eugene

My bike is a great conversation starter. I’ve had offers of places to stay because of the bikes. Children love the butterflies on the saddle bag, I’ve even had someone guess correctly my star sign based on the butterflies. Today because I arrived at my hostel by bike I received a 15% discount on the…… Continue reading It’s a Great Prop

I made it to Corvallis’s Fall fair and had a look around the town. These signs are pretty popular in a lot of the cities that I’ve visited. I haven’t caught a bus in quite a few days now. My bike rides smoothly at the moment and I’m not suffering with idleness either .

An amazing ride from Independence to Monroe, only 30 miles and I managed to squeeze in a 30min back massage before the start of the ride. Monroe was a bit off the beaten track which was great. I spent the night at the Deatons. Their daughter and son in the morning showed me around the…… Continue reading Monroe

Above is an airstrip. The garages are hangars and the locals fly their planes down the strip. From the other side the hangars just look like garages.

A door that I spotted on the way to McMinnville. I was cycling through wine country They have a airplane and space museum which houses the Spruce Goose, a massive aeroplane made mainly of birch. There’s also a really interesting hotel with interesting art, the hotel Oregon I spent 5 days in McMinnville. My hosts…… Continue reading McMinnville