Spent yesterday riding along next to the Columbia river from rocky dry hills to mountainous forests until we reached the outskirts of Portland. Threatened rain but we stayed dry and were better able to take in the great scenery on the way.

Today was our last day traveling west. Sun. Wonderful smoothed sealed roads winding through Oregon's forest and dairy country. We stopped at a little town called Cloverdale, where we were invited by a couple of other riders from Seattle to join them for lunch. Fantastic to get tales of the road from great people who love to ride and have an abundant sense of fun and energy. A truly great day.

A little further down the road we reached US 101 and the Pacific Coast.  Sun, sea breeze, joy. Staying at the Knights Inn in Newport, where we arrived to be greeted by the manager with freshly cooked clam chowder made from the clams that he had just caught - yum!