Fort Stevens, Astoria to Cape Lookout (Oregon)
Day 7 started out a little shaky when just 5km into the ride Lee got another flat. A few minutes of cursing and a couple sore thumbs later we were back on the road zooming down the 101. This was by far the most spectacular day in terms of scenery. We stopped at a little café in Seaside for omelettes and homemade biscuits at the unbeatable price of $3.75 and then continued on our way. The view from Cannon Beach was absolutely gorgeous…comparable to the west coast of Vancouver Island – if not more breathtaking.
By the end of the day, we had almost doubled our previous best with a whopping 122.43 km and over 1300 m in elevation. The terrain was by no means easy, but we rose to the challenge and got into camp at Cape Lookout State Park at 6pm.
So we’re sitting there having a beer (rehydrating of course) when down the lane walks a man pushing a very large stroller….with a not very small pig inside…on top of a disgustingly soiled down duvet. (See the attached photo) Apparently he’s walking across the States (at ~16 km/ day) to raise money for cancer…however there was no donation bin attached to his pig or his stroller…and he seemed more than satisfied to receive all the attention and food scraps for his pig. Lee thinks (with her overactive imagination) that if he gets hungry somewhere close to Alabama, the pig might just disappear.
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