Day 28,
August
19, 2003.
Lewiston
Hill
Morning
started not in the best way – some lady came to the tent and said that it was a
private property and I can’t set up tents here. J
Well,
at least this happened in the morning, so I was already rested enough and after
quickly packing up, went to look for the library. The library was easy to find
but it was still closed for another 20 minutes, so I just waited outside. By
the time it was 5 minutes until opening, a lot of people gathered outside.
After the doors opened, many of these people rushed to computers, to use the
internet.
By
some lucky chance, when I realized that soon there will be a shortage of
computers, I asked a librarian at the sign up desk and was assigned a computer
that was still not taken.
The
use of the internet was free. I spent there an hour or so, answering and
writing e-mails, as well as uploading recent pictures.
After
the library I stopped by the grocery store known for the lowest prices. It’s
called “Grocery Outlet”. There I bought coupple of cups of yougurt, cheese and
pears. After this I stopped at Burger King and ate some cheesburgers. Finally I
was full and ready to leave. Right outside of Lewiston, starts a very long and
steep incline, called Lewiston Hill.
I
rolled down to the river, crossed the freeway and started riding up hill on a
nice wide shoulder. Soon I got tired of pedaling and started walking. Slowly,
road was getting higher and higher exposing a beatiful view of
In
about an hour of walking, a small pick-up truck of GoodYear tire company pulled
over next to me and a guy behind the steering wheel asked if I needed a ride. I
said of course that I didn’t need it but thanked the guy for the offer anyway.
By
the next hour or so, wind became extremely strong so that there was no way of
riding – I could hardly push the bike.
When
road became especially wide and there was some space between the road and the
mountain, I stopped for a break to eat a can of beets. Right across the road,
there was a great look out point with a terrific view of
Walking
further, I came close to a road sign that was mounted on a
Finally
the hill ended and for 2 or 3 miles the road was flat. That’s when I crossed
the
Soon
the road became straight and entered a little town. I stopped in front of
sitting group of seniors to ask about the road ahead and where would be the
best place to buy groceries.
Turned out the biggest town ahead that I could
still possibly arrive in today, was
By
approximately
The
sun was about to set when I decided to ride another 16 miles to
When
I arrived to
Then
I went to Safeway’s café to write in this journal and look through magazines.
Since
the town was very quite I knew there shouldn’t be much problems finding a spot
for the tent. However I spent almost an hour trying to find a school, that was pretty high in the hills. I had to walk
there since the hill was too steep to ride on.
Finally
I arrived to school and even found an open bathroom on the football field.
There I’ve done all the washing necessary and set up the tent on the balcony of
one of the buildings. The stairs were going to the second floor, with a nice
area protected from the wind and views of anybody in the parking lots. I put a
tent on a concrete floor and it felt incredible laying
on that mat in the tent.
Today’s
total- 31 miles.