We're in Portland!

After a bon voyage "cheers" in the Fresno airport, we’ve made it to Oregon, as did our bikes – all in one piece, or at least only in the pieces we put them in. On our van from the airport was a kid who I thought was helping on the tour. Turns out, Greg, a 16 year old from New York, is riding! And this is not his first cross country trip – we were very impressed. Check in was easy and PAC Tour had tools and people to help us get our bikes set up. Turns out the 40 pound limit doesn’t sound like it’s going to be that big of a deal, thank goodness – my bag can expand with souvenirs! We’d planned to take a little spin today, but ran out of time before a meeting with the group, learning the particulars of rest stops, what to do if we get lost and most importantly, to PACE ourselves for the first 5 days. If we don’t, it’ll cook us and we’ll be tired. Lon (main organizer) said that after the first week, we’ll get stronger and stronger so when we hit the mountains of Colorado, we’ll be ready. So that’ll be my goal, PACE – not race! And…I’ve already signed up for massages, so I can reward my legs in the next couple of weeks. Group dinner tonight, so off I go…