Suzie, Darcy and I had a great ride today! We started at around 8:30 from Champoeg State Park. The weather was warm with puffy white clouds in the blue sky. It's been raining on and off all week, so this was a nice change.

Here's a profile of our route through the farmlands of NW Oregon.

http://www.routeslip.com/routes/48871

We saw a lot of interesting things...

Here's an alpaca farm. I love these cute guys...especially their cool 80's-style hair!





I think Darcy's banana is in need of a keeper. Anyone wanna send her one? I think she'd like pink to match her bike.





We took a short break at this roadside eatery. No, we didn't get anything.



The high point was lunch at this roadside fruit stand. They had delicious sandwiches, ice cream, baked goods, and a small gift shop. The grounds were beautiful with hanging floral baskets, a greenhouse full of flowers, and a seperate one for herbs. They also had the biggest blackberries ever! Thinking back, I should have gotten a little basket of those to eat. The small green berries are gooseberries.

















All in all, around 50 miles and a fabulous time!