Day seven - Port Orford, OR to Crescent City, CA

Got up early and made coffee with my camp-stove. It has a fancy integrated French press option that works pretty well. Not pefect, but having something hot to drink in the morning makes a world of difference.

Once I hit the coast again and got away from the mountains I was greeted by the familiar cold and foggy weather that's been plaguing me this trip. I did laundry in Gold Beach and warmed up by the heat of Speed-Queen driers for a spell, but it stayed cold and damp all the way through Brookings (the southernmost town on the Oregon coast.) There I stopped at a restaurant for innumerable cups of coffee and a quick bite before heading into California. Just over the state line, it was still cold and misty, but at least there was a nice tailwind to me me along to Crescent City.

I promised myself that if I made it to Crescent City I'd get a motel and the first thing I saw was an Econolodge conveniently next to a supermarket and liquor store. I was golden. I checked in and showered and ran out to the store to get dinner and breakfast. Upon entering the supermarket, I was greeted to Wilson Phillips' "Hold On," which really picked up my spirits (and it may have to be my anthem for the rest of this journey--replacing Stan Bush's "You've Got the Touch", which had replaced Stan Bush's "Dare," which had replaced Stan Bush's "Never Surrender", which had replaced Stan Bush's "Fight to Survive." As a rule, if you need a good 80's "montage/you can do it" song you need look no further than Stan Bush. If you need an early 90's "montage/you can do it" song, I recommend Wilson Phillips. And so does Delilah. I've so very far digressed.

Got back to the motel with my supper of "French" bread, mustard and Jarlsburg cheese along with some Oregon microbrew. I stayed up way too late watching bad movies on the TV, the worst of which (and perhaps the worst I've ever seen) was called "Torque" from 2004. Imagine "The Fast and the Furious" on crotch-rockets with dialogue and acting lifted from professional wrestling, and edited like a music video. Yes. Awful. I also caught "The Hunt for Red October" and some informercials before falling asleep by 2AM. Not the best idea to stay up that late, but I'd been so starved of mindless media that I had to gorge for a while.


For the day:
Rolling time: 6:29:01
Distance: 78.94 miles
Avg speed: 12.17 mph