Up at 7:15 out @ 7:40-no more waking up at 8:00!!!!  It’s cold-50 degrees.  Stay on hiwy-lots of traffic-been on this rd before to our last ferry ride.  Get to 8:45 ferry at 8:45:30-wouldn’t let us on–call Lynn & wave good-bye to them.  Go eat muffin & hot chocolate–9:15 leave.  Can’t say enough about WA State Ferry system-For $10 each-rode around all the islands w/no more charges-last ticket was $2.  Also impressed w/grocery stores on islands-all well stocked w/fresh fruits & home made foods.  Islands were scenic & fantastic–what an adventure already.

Have on our Oregon & TX shirts-wear them on every trip.  Ride is going well-I love you OR-Are you following me TX? I’ll follow you to the ends of the earth.  My feelings change later today.  Stop at gas station to pee–when I come out-OR says that he sees Jean across street at grocery store.  Take picture of them in front of pumpkins-it’s 11:15.  Leave before them-OR jokes about taking wrong rd so we need head start.  Lake on rt-fort on left-STOP.  OR says lake is suppose to be on LEFT–asks hiker-need to go BACK 3 1/2m.  Sorry, TX! We just did an extra 7 m of hills.  Later see 2 bikers stopped on hill-It’s Jean & Lynn!! Tell Jean I want a new leader.  Go on uphill-stop at 53 m-really tired.  OR offers me chocolate-feel better.  Rd gets better-very warm-finally make it to Super 8.  Did 67.22 m-biked my age–which is a goal Mary Ruth & I have each yr.  Checked in room-looked outside window-Armand’s brother Whitney is standing outside talking on phone.  He got his bike fixed & will be riding tomorrow w/us.  Met Jean & Lynn at DQ-discussed route-either 43 or 70m.  Ate dinner w/Whitney-Italian.  Will be interesting to see how late I get to sleep.  Hope you had a good day.  

7:40 to 4:15   67 m  11.5 mph aver  (4 mph to 36 mph)  5 hrs 50 min riding time   4,000 ft elevation