Kevin
Sept 9. Day 3 Oregon Coast Cape Kiwanda to Newport. 57 miles, 2,811 elevation gained. Garmin Beers EC:23
Another typically cloudy day on the coast, but dry. We quickly rode through "downtown" Pacific City and soon were in Neskowin, where we stopped for our second breakfast at the Cafe on Hawk Creek. The sun was peeking through the clouds, so we sat outside and enjoyed the morning. Neskowin is a busy tourist spot, so there was plenty of entertainment, including a wedding party, complete with t-shirts for everyone in the group proclaiming their role in the wedding, e.g., groom, bride, Maid of honor, etc. I'm gonna guess that they were well into their Bloody Mary cocktails that morning, and they were loud and appeared to be partying extensively. So much so, the bride to be was standing on a picnic table, loudly proclaiming fornall to hear that she will now be limited to, uhh, One "male genitalia" for the rest of her life. They seemed to be having a good time.
I have sampled French Toast all over the country on previous bike tours, and I can say that the French Toast at the Hawk Creek Cafe is among the best in the nation! Back on the road, we turned off Hwy 101 onto Slab Creek, for a quiet diversion off the noisy highway. This 10 mile section is a great ride and I highly recommend it to cyclotourists. We saw 1 car the entire way. Soon though, we were back on Hwy 101, over the D River(world's shortest river)through Depoe Bay, and the side detour of the Otter Crest Loop. Traffic on the highway was the worst I've ever seen on the coast. It was like riding on the freeway-a constant stream of cars and exhaust. Through Lincoln City into Newport and soon we were at the Yaquina Bay Bridge. A quick ride over the bridge brought out to the day's end Point of South Beach.
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