one of the useful things about a little jaunt like this is that it reminds me that , being human as I am, I need human interaction to survive. A week where the only interaction I've had is 'can I camp here tonight please?' kind of doesn't meet the need for self-affirming contact. Yep, I know you may find this strange, what with me being a deep introvert and all. It's good to be reminded of this reality.
I stayed in the Blu Shasta RV campground yesterday underneath the tall pine trees and beside a snow-melt river and was, frankly, a little lonely. Don't smile as you read this.
Well, I am thankful for a little God-send in the form of two touring cyclists from San Francisco doing the same route as me. They are the first tourers I've got to speak to so far. I thought the route would be full of them but no, these are the first. We shared some cherries, a tomato and tales of the road. It was heartening to realise I am not the only fool doing battle with logging trucks every day.
I've made it to Ellensburgh this morning with a good following wind after crossing Blewett's Pass 4000+ft) before breakfast. I'll press onto Naches this afternoon to camp.
No bears yet...tho' the lady in the RV next to me last night said there had been one sniffing around the night before. That's just enough encouragement to keep me on my toes - so to speak - when sleeping. Conjure that image.
Thanks to you for your comments on the blog pages and facebook, They are a real encouragement
Well done for socialising, so proud of you :) we're all missing you here!
ReplyDeleteAnd here we are settling in to yet another wet bank holiday weekend.
ReplyDeleteAn engineering student was walking across campus with a shiny new mountain bike when he was approached by a friend, also an engineering student. The friend said, "Hey, where"d you get the great looking bike?"The first engineer replied, "Well, i was walking across campus the other day. This beautiful woman rode up to me on her bike, ripped off all her clothes, laid down on the ground and said "Take anything you want!!!""The second engineer replied, "Good choice. Her clothes probably wouldn"t have fit anyway!"