Day 5, 8/19/08

Another "admin" day. First thing we did this morning was to go through each bag and inventory each item to select things that we could live without and mail back home. It was overcast, damp, and cool once we got rolling around 11 am. Four miles down the road was the ferry to Port Townsend, WA. While we were waiting for the ferry, we met a couple on the final stretch of a bike tour around the perimeter of the US. Their mileage had just crossed the 10,000 mark earlier in the day. Their final journey will come in around 11,200 miles. We had a really nice chat about gear, touring experiences, sharing tips, etc.. You can check out their journey at jeffandnike.com.

After a 30 minute ferry ride, we arrived to partly sunny skies and very quaint town of Port Townsend. We stopped for a slice of pizza at a sidewalk cafe and listened to a woman sing while playing her accordion. Both the pizza and the entertainment were excellent. Next stop was the post office to ship back 10 pounds of gear. Our final chore for the day was doing a load of laundry at the laundry mat. Fun.

Once we got rolling again, it was around 6:30 pm. It was windy, cold, and drizzling again. We found our campground for the night about 5 miles down the road at the Old Fort Townsend State Park. Dinner tonight was red beans & rice with some ham and a few dice hot chilles thrown in. Excellent. Cycling distance was only 15 miles today, but the things we worked on needed to be done. We feel like we are getting handle on things.