Leaving soon

Well, tomorrow I drive down to Vancouver with my room mate Eric. On Saturday morning, I will be teaching him how to surf, something I had promised all year. When finished, Eric will drive me to Astoria, my starting point and I will begin the journey, likely biking down to Seaside, OR. Before leaving however, I packed and repacked all my gear to make sure it fits and to make sure everything I am taking is essential. Here it all is: Gear: Surfing Gear- Board, straps x2, wetsuit, sweet colored wax, wax comb, leash, rash guard, towel Camping- Tent, sleeping bag, sleep pad (yoga mat) Jet boil stove, pots and pan, silverware, spices, cleaning materials, extra fuel, matches/lighter, thermals Clothing- Waterproof pants, wind breaker, thermal pants, board shorts, 2 longsleeve thermals, 2 tshirts, 2 boxers, 1 pair jeans, extra bike short, longsleeve bike jersey, extra bike jersey, 2 extra pairs of socks, microfiber towel. Initial food- Clif bars, Power bars, beef jerky, energy jelly beans, Cereal bars, Oatmeal, assorted nuts, Nuun electrolyte drink mix, and gum Extra- First Aid Kit, Bike repair stuff, tools, tire pump, CO2 cartridges, extra tubes, Ulock, cables and locks, wallet necklace, toiletries, addresses, and map

Updated journey, with notes

Astoria- Cannon Beach (possibly Seaside) (~25 miles)* (Surf seaside, Cannon Beach) Camping?

(Possibly Seaside) Cannon Beach-Nehalam Bay (~21 miles) (Nehalem Bay State park, hiker/biker sites) Surf Oswald State Park

Nehalam Bay-Tillamook/Cape Lookout (~32 miles) (Cape Lookout, hiker/biker sites)

Tillamook-Devils Lake State Park (~37 miles)* (Surf Cape Kiwanda) (Devils lake SP hiker/biker)

(Devils Lake)Lincoln City-Beverly Beach State Park (~20 miles)* Beverly Beach SP hiker/biker) Surf Beverly Beach

Beverly Beach SP- South Beach State Park (Newport) (~11 miles)* Hiker/Biker, Surf Beverly/South Beach

Newport-Beachside State Park (Waldport)  (~17miles)* Hiker/biker, Surf Waldport

Beachside state park-Florence (~30 miles),  Hotel, couch surf, campground

Florence-Umpqua bay lighthouse SP (~28 miles)* Hiker/biker, Surf here

Umpqua Bay SP-Coos Bay Sunset Bay SP (~29 miles) hiker/biker, surf here

Coos Bay-Cape Blanco SP (~50 miles)* Surf Cape Blanco, Hiker/biker

Cape Blanco-Humbug SP (~13 miles)* Surf Port Orford, hiker/biker

Humbug SP-Gold Beach (~23 miles)* Surf Gold Beach, hotel, couch surf, campground

Gold Beach- Harris Beach State Park (~27 miles)* Surf Harris Beach, Hiker/biker

Harris Beach State Park-Crescent City (~28 miles)

new design, new board

I finally worked out the new design of the surfboard rack. It included changing some angles and lowering it. What I found out was that this lower the top heaviness allowing me to have better control. I bought this new board from Craigslist, its pretty banged up, but it was the size and general shape I wanted, for a really good price!