Cascade Lock to Hood River
18 hard, hilly, hot miles / 974ft
It might sound easy. It wasn’t.
Mainly along a lovely riverside bike trail but the penultimate five miles found us back on the I30.
Day 6 – Our learning so far….
- Miles in the afternoon seem twice as hard and twice as long as those in the morning
- It always takes longer to reach your destination than you think it will
- An early start is not 10am
- 4,500 miles is a very long way
- 213 miles has not ‘broken the back of it’
- Hills are hard
- Rest days are for just that
- We still read a ‘road closed’ sign as a ‘find a way through’ signal
Challenging Times 
Definitely doesn’t sound easy xx
Oops, me and my fat fingers! 🙄 Mileage left to go staring with ‘three thousand’ will be a huge psychological gain! Xxx
You’ll soon be at mileage remaining starting with a 3
Feels good to know Caroline and Paul are joining you shortly, seems like a long week since you left to start this huge challenge xxx Mum.
Every mile forward, is a mile closer. You’ll have the Broekmans for company and drafting tomorrow, too. 👊