Leave Motel 6-7:45-2 min climb hill-going to have a heart attack-then another hill-going to be a tough day.  NO rain or wind–get off highway-get to 7 DEVILS RD-not a good name!  NO coast today-keep climbing-at least 7 heart attack hills.  Makes me think of FRAN:  2002 CROSS COUNTRY oldest biker at 69.  On tough days-I’d tell myself “the OLD lady” is doing it-You WILL do it.  I was 55 & I say this w/the greatest respect-FRAN ran marathons-when her knees got bad-she turned to biking-7 to 8,000 miles a yr-she & Jean are in a league by themselves.  At the Newport reunion FRAN looked younger @ 81 & I looked & felt the “Old Lady”.  So today when it gets tough I tell myself FRAN would do this-& keep biking-way BEHIND my leader.  The roads are wonderful-no traffic-great scenery-get passed going up hill.  Stop in Bandon for bkft-Minute Café-biker is there.  Mike is from BC-started in Vancouver going to SF-1st tour-said yesterday was worst day so far-slept in tent.  Ocean views leaving town-back on 101.  See petting Safari-please-want to pet a TIGER!  No charge to take Sugar & Tiger in.  Buy food-goats eat out of my hand-walking around w/deer & peacocks.  Sugar & Tiger (the jaguar) gets a picture w/TIGER while I pet it & w/a bobcat who really wants to eat them.  FUN-time to leave-more wind-slow going.  Get to PORT ORFORD-Armand talks to couple of loaded bikers who he had seen earlier.  Newly weds from PORTUGAL-started in Boston-to OR-to ARGENTINA!!!!!  Check into Battle Rock Motel ($70)-Jean & Lynn next door to us.  Dinner & map rap-tomorrow is going to be more climbing than the 2,400 ft we did today.

58 MILES  10.5 MPH (3-31 MPH)  5 HRS 31 MIN BIKING TIME