Another lovely day on the Oregon coast. Sunshine, fair winds, sandy beaches and some beer. Here is a photo of a sandy beach…
And in the background there are people climbing up the huge dune. But not a single one of them had a board to sand-board back down.
Wimps! Not like Bridget and I, who are past-masters in the art of sand-boarding after a scary afternoon in Peru. Another story for another blog.
For every up there must be a down (that’s cycling philosophy for you) and in this case the down is the knee trouble. It came on strong at the end of the day, so much so that I was having to favour the left leg to get me up the hills. I’ve got a short trip tomorrow and I’ll probably stay in Newport for two days to rest it, but if it carries on then the trip may be in jeopardy. I’m going to ask the guys in the Bike Newport shop if they can check my riding position and maybe recommend a physio. It’s not over yet!
I thought you might like a look at the ‘cockpit’. This is pretty much my daily view, especially when grinding up hills.
For those eagle-eyed amongst you then you may notice a discrepancy between the mileage on each computer. I forgot to start the big one! And that’s why you have the small, old one as a failsafe, kids.
Pip pip
Love
Pete
Patagonia Pete 
Looking on your map now and what you’ve cycled is pretty impressive, when you think that’s all done on pedal power so is no wonder your knee is playing up, what about the piles are they ok these days??
Also, when i first read your post I misread physio for pyscho, I did wonder why you’d want one of them before I re-read. Still, the fear could take your mind off it so maybe look for one of them too
Nice fishnet mittens BTW, very 80s pole dancer!
And I only where the one glove at a time.
It’s not the piles, it’s the chafing. Oh the chafing!
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Dear Pete,
I really hope your knee stands up to the strain, take care of it. Selfishly, I hate to be deprived of a serial II am really enjoying!
Regarding your comment to Paul it depends on where you wear the glove!
Love and best wishes,
Giddy Aunt
Hey this Track My Tour is amazing! Thanks Bridget for pointing me in the right direction.
You passed scarily close to Forks, home of all things Twilight……
Hi Pete – there’s a great free app for the iPhone which tracks your sporting activities (cycling/running/etc/etc) and give you all the data of the ride, it also send all the activity to it’s website so it will diary everything for you and tell you calories burned, pace, profile of the ride etc,etc. It does seem to sap much power from the phone either – have a look in the app store or on their website – it’s/they’re called Endomondo – oh and the clever thing is that you can see other friends in real-time who are out cycling etc and track them ….