So as for the bike, I've had a few more set backs. I did replace the rear rack in Aberdeen but it might not make it to Mexico. Maybe. On Sat. Heather set me up in her friends beach house in Neskowin, OR. Awesome place. Thanks Heather, it was great to see you again. The road to get the house though is littered with very jagged rocks which tore up my tire. I failed to notice it until two days later as I was too busy claiming my scrabble-master title against Heather. I mean it was insulting. Total scrabble domination. It almost ruined our friendship. Anyway, I spent Sun. and Mon. stuffing my face and chillaxin' then on Tue. I packed up and noticed the flat which also had ripped a little hole in the tire itself. Luckily Heather was still around and she gave me a ride to the next town, about twenty miles away, to buy a new tire and patch the tube. It was pretty late in the day by the time it was all taken care of so we stayed in the town of Newport where I again Crushed Heathers scrabble dreams. Anyway, I took off on Wed. morning and only thirty miles into the day I got another flat. A large staple went right through the tire and into the tube only a 1/4 of an in. from where I had just patched it. Oh well. Then on Thur. as I was crossing the bridge into some town whose name doesn't matter I got a bent chain link. Richard, my touring buddy, had some extra chain links so we spent a good while doing that. That's about it...so far. Oh yeah and some squirrels clawed up my tent while I was taking a hike last week so now I've got duct tape patching it up. I'm still having an amazing time though. Peace Out.
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You were lucky that the Scrabble domination didn't ruin our friendship, but I may not be as forgiving about public humiliation. I had a blast anyway, and it wasn't total murder, I definitely won at least 3 out of the 20 or so games, if you'll recall. I'm glad you found a riding partner and are sorting out your various issues. Keep on keepin on. I miss ya!
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