Today was a sort of rest day in Astoria. I needed to organize an oil change kit to be sent to a town further south and took the opportunity to shed some weight. I managed to lose about 2/3kg of un-needed kit, which has been sent to Newport, OR which I shall pick up in a couple of days if I need it or send it on again down the road. So now I’m lighter and leaner and ready for the hills of Oregon. And so is the new Honker. I’ve fitted and tested and it’s almost identical to the old one. It just lacks the experience. I’ve also had to buy some new gloves as the others were falling apart, so hopefully I’ll get a new tan pattern on my hands now.
Sorry for the dull post, I’ll try and make the next one a bit more interesting.
Here’s a photo in compensation.
This is the Columbia River.
Love
Pete
Patagonia Pete 
No apologies for dullness, i for one am dissappointed to not have had raw gps data, but there again i do have too much time on my hands at the moment*.
Good to see you are using the USPS and shedding the load – its the way forward i tells ya!
That an oil change kit for your hub? Already?
*phone interview on fri was followed by face to face one today – i’m one of two – second chap is on friday so i will find out then. Technical architect job at an insurance company…
The oil change is more of a preventative than a necessity, but there have been the occasional clunks and grinds that are out of the ordinary. It can’t hurt.
Good luck with the job. Fingers crossed for Friday.
Pete Coombes
http://www.patagoniapete.com petecoombes@mac.com Skype:pcoombes