Edna,Thanks a million
Yes, the plan is arrive Wednesday or Thursday, pick up my bike from Marilyn, and see the sights of Portland before moving on to Astoria.
Several other Folks have recommended doing The Columbia Gorge, so it sounds like that will be my Washington adventure (probably not 85 mile, but you never know)
And I may make it by TE HQ as well(is that a threat?)
Also, one of my RL buudies may be doing this and be hauling my bacchetta up with him(assuming I don't wind with a second bent - I'm supposed to borrow a Friends Cruzbike conversion to see if I like/ can ride it)
More Tocome when I know more