Before we left i did some research and found a few different web sites for bikers. One of them was warm showers, which people opened up there house and let you shower, use their kitchen, and camp in their back yard. I found someone that would let us stay in his back yard. He had an amazing story to tell and we could not wait to meet him. He biked across America, bike a mountain bike trial from Canada to Mexico, and walked across 17 states. He informed me that he might not be there that those days and we could stay with his best friend who was the first women to unicycle across America. Well as you know from pervious post that we are behind schedule and when we got to Eugene, it was the middle of the day and we spent a good portion of it in REI getting our new tent.
As we where biking to the state park in a small town outside of Eugene a car slowed down and a women asked if we were going across America? We told her yes and she said she did it back in 2006. We exchanged a few more words and they said bye and drove off. We looked down the road and the same car was parked n the side of the road and the two women where waiting by the car for us. They asked us if we knew of some hot springs and asked if we had a place to stay tonight. They showed us where to go to get to the hot springs and though a little more conversation we found out that the women that biked across America in fact did it on a unicycle. We all looked at each other and i asked her if she was the first women to and if she new a Matt. She said yes i do, he is my best friend in fact. The three of us started to laugh and said no way, we were going to stay at matt's house last night but did not make it. He told us we could stay at his best friends house who was the first women to unicycle across America. If you have not made the connection....it was her. It was sweet to talk to her and her friend for awhile. We got our picture taking and we went our separate ways.
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As we where biking to the state park in a small town outside of Eugene a car slowed down and a women asked if we were going across America? We told her yes and she said she did it back in 2006. We exchanged a few more words and they said bye and drove off. We looked down the road and the same car was parked n the side of the road and the two women where waiting by the car for us. They asked us if we knew of some hot springs and asked if we had a place to stay tonight. They showed us where to go to get to the hot springs and though a little more conversation we found out that the women that biked across America in fact did it on a unicycle. We all looked at each other and i asked her if she was the first women to and if she new a Matt. She said yes i do, he is my best friend in fact. The three of us started to laugh and said no way, we were going to stay at matt's house last night but did not make it. He told us we could stay at his best friends house who was the first women to unicycle across America. If you have not made the connection....it was her. It was sweet to talk to her and her friend for awhile. We got our picture taking and we went our separate ways.
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Location:Eugene, Oregon
It was great to meet you three! Fortuitous, indeed. Undoubtedly, you will continue to be amazed by the many gracious people in America... even if you found some bad eggs in Redmond. ;)
ReplyDeleteMay good fortune, strong tail winds, and hearty food propel you eastward! Looking forward to following along on your journey...
Gracie