Rusty Crank Coast to Coast Bicycle Tour across the USA on the ACA TransAM Route

TransAm Day #63 July 29, 2018 Eugene, OR - Corvallis, OR 48 Miles Ride Time 3:57 Hours Tour Total  Miles 4394 details at: https://cyclemeter.com/4b2d99e24f1383f2/Cycle-20180729-1341-43453 I slept well last night in Barbara’s backyard. My tent held itself together. Last night one of the pole ends had snapped at the Y joint. There was still enough of a cup to fit over the rod. Barbara’s orange cat Zora wanted in my tent last night and this morning, but he has sharp claws and I need my Thermorest.  Eileen had hung all our laundry in Barbara’s backyard, and I couldn’t find my underwear this morning. It was pointed out to me that they were right in front of my eyes, and they were exactly like the pair at Bruce’s that Eileen had told me were mine. I wasn’t used to seeing the band flipped inside out. I feel like an idiot.  My companions made an awesome bacon, sausage, and egg breakfast. Barbara made oatmeal and had cantaloupe and blueberries. After brea...

TransAm Day #64 July 30, 2018 Corvallis, OR - Grande Ronde, OR 56 Miles Ride Time 4:30 Hours Tour Total  Miles 4444 details at: https://cyclemeter.com/4b2d99e24f1383f2/Cycle-20180730-1319-40240 Last night I slept in a queen-sized bed with sheets, blankets, and a real pillow in my very own room at Chava’s house. It was a great night’s sleep! This morning Chava made us a fantastic omelette cooked in a Dutch oven, my second Dutch oven meal in three days. She also prepared a fruit salad, and Barbara made a cobbler from berries she had grown in her garden.  Chava and Barbara are both unicyclists and jugglers. Barbara even completed a year of clown college. Chava’s husband Jack is a fellow completist. He's crossing every single lake in Oregon. He’s tackled all the low hanging fruit, and is now doing all the difficult mosquito infested crossings. I wish him well. Chava showed us the boat she was building as well as her nearly completed tea house, where we did yo...